Reduced neurobehavioral functioning in agricultural workers and rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in northern Chile and its association with blood biomarkers inhibition

• Main Authors: Muriel Ramírez-Santana (Author), Liliana Zúñiga-Venegas (Author), Sebastián Corral (Author), Nel Roeleveld (Author), Hans Groenewoud (Author), Koos Van der Velden (Author), Paul T. J. Scheepers (Author), Floria Pancetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous biomonitoring studies have shown that people in the rural population of Coquimbo, the major agricultural area in northern Chile are being occupationally and environmentally exposed to organophosphate/carbamate (OP/CB) pesticides. Given their harmful effects, this study h...