IDENTIFICATION OF AGROCHEMICAL RESIDUES IN RURAL WORKERS

Abstract

The significant increase in the use of pesticides, although it improves productivity, causes harm to the health of farmers exposed to various harmful substances. Thus, this research aimed to identify and quantify pesticides and their respective metabolic products in the blood serum of conventional farmers. To carry out this proposal, blood material was collected and pesticide residues in the serum were analyzed. The main results achieved were that the presence of tebuconazole, diuron and their metabolic products, as well as beta-cyfluthrin and deltamethrin, was not detected in the blood serum samples collected. However, it is worth mentioning that the presence of toluene, ethylbenzene and p,o-xylene was detected in the blood serum of some of the farmers. It is concluded that the substances detected are considered toxic and carcinogenic, and are listed as probable items in the pesticide formulation.