Trends of chronic health effects associated to pesticide use in fruit farming regions in the state of Ceará, Brazil

• Main Authors: Raquel Maria Rigotto (Author), Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva (Author), Marcelo José Monteiro Ferreira (Author), Islene Ferreira Rosa (Author), Ada Cristina Pontes Aguiar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The lower valley of Jaguaribe has registered, since the XXI century, the arrival of transnational and regional companies, which led to deep transformations in this region. The increased use of the pesticides is one of the most important ones, being able to cause alterations in human procreation and...