Talk:Health effects of pesticides

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Reviews[edit]

  • Reigart JR, Roberts JR (2001). "Pesticides in children". Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 48 (5): 1185–98, ix. PMID 11579668. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Cohen M (2007). "Environmental toxins and health--the health impact of pesticides". Aust Fam Physician. 36 (12): 1002–4. PMID 18075622. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:39, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Information moved from organic food[edit]

The following is text removed from Organic food and seems more appropriate here. I will leave it to others to integrate as they see fit.

Risk to farm workers[edit]

There are studies detailing the effects and side effects of pesticides upon the health of farm workers.[1] Even when pesticides are organic, and are used correctly, they still end up in the air and bodies of farm workers. Through these studies, organophosphate pesticides have become associated with acute health problems such as abdominal pain, dizziness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, as well as skin and eye problems.[2] In addition, there have been many other studies that have found pesticide exposure is associated with more severe health problems such as respiratory problems, memory disorders, dermatologic conditions,[3][4] cancer,[5] depression, neurologic deficits,[6][7] miscarriages, and birth defects.[8] Summaries of peer-reviewed research have examined the link between pesticide exposure and neurological outcomes and cancer in organophosphate-exposed workers.[9][10] Those pesticides found to cause major health problems are banned for use in agriculture, conventional or organic, in many developed counties.

Imported fruits and vegetables from Latin America are more likely to contain high level of pesticides,[11] even pesticides banned for use in the United States.[12] Migratory birds, such as Swainson's Hawks, have wintering grounds in Argentina where thousands of them were found dead from monocrotophos insecticide poisoning.[citation needed]

Yobol (talk) 18:15, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Other studies[edit]

This could also be considered relevant, though more authoritive material should perhaps be cited: WWF research 15:28, 16 March 2014 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry nyorks (talk • contribs)


This article has a potential! I learned a lot from reading the articles but I suggest adding in more specific cases that these health symptoms might of affected human beings. Maybe add more details talking about the short-term effects or visible symptoms from pesticides exposure. Although the article demonstrated how pesticides are exposed towards the environment, I suggest doing more research to present the effects that pesticides have on particular types of people including women of child-bearing age, elders, and younger adults, both long-term and short-term effects. Good luck !17calbrs (talk) 02:40, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your ideas. I think the organization of this article is fine, but it would be much more impactful if the article focused on a few specific pesticides and dove into more detail, rather than just surface information about potential symptoms from exposure. I do think it would be interesting to include information about specific groups of people. It is easy to read, but it is far too concise for the average reader who wants to learn more about this topic. I think the Other Animals section is a bit too bare and sort of awkward. It should either be explained and other animals should be described, or it should be eliminated all together.--Amandoff (talk) 16:44, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Infobox Picture[edit]

Hello. I just wanted to inform the wikipedia community that the picture in the infobox disease may not be appropriate. There is graffiti on the warning sign, in the center of the skull and crossbones. Whether that graffiti is actual or digital, I cannot tell.
JamesJNHu (talk) 00:08, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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References

  1. ^ Linda A. McCauley; et al. (2006). "Studying Health Outcomes in Farmworker Populations Exposed to Pesticides". Environmental Health Perspectives. 114. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  2. ^ Ecobichon DJ. 1996. Toxic effects of pesticides. In: Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (Klaassen CD, Doull J, eds). 5th ed. New York:MacMillan, 643–689.
  3. ^ Arcury TA, Quandt SA, Mellen BG (2003). "An exploratory analysis of occupational skin disease among Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina". Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 9 (3): 221–32. PMID 12970952.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ O'Malley MA (1997). "Skin reactions to pesticides". Occupational Medicine. 12 (2): 327–345. PMID 9220489.
  5. ^ Daniels JL, Olshan AF, Savitz DA. (1997). "Pesticides and childhood cancers". Environmental Health Perspectives. 105 (10). Brogan &#38: 1068–1077. doi:10.2307/3433848. PMC 1470375. PMID 9349828.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Kamel F; et al. (2003). "Neurobehavioral performance and work experience in Florida farmworkers". Environmental Health Perspectives. 111 (14): 1765–1772. doi:10.1289/ehp.6341. PMC 1241721. PMID 14594629. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
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Merge proposal[edit]

It seems to me that there is considerable repetition between these two articles (including the main picture): there is a considerable 'grey area' between acute and long-term effects, which would be more usefully discussed in a single article. Roy Bateman (talk) 15:44, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good plan to me. I've thought about drafting a merged draft a few times, but never really got around to it time-wise. Kingofaces43 (talk) 04:34, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A really good idea. Merging will eliminate the need for this extra page. Kinglogic (talk) 19:34, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think the intent was to deal with both subjects in this article, which it should anyways. It basically makes the poisoning article redundant, but a great redirect if this article covers both acute poisoning and long-term effects. Kingofaces43 (talk)
  • Oppose No, I strongly disagree that they should be merged. We still know so little about long-term effects and synergistic effects. This article would get lost in the other, something I do not believe would improve our encyclopedia for our readers. Gandydancer (talk) 16:59, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: UCSF SOM Inquiry In Action-- Wikipedia Editing 2022[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 August 2022 and 20 September 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): HannahEmeline, Mnguyen25, Etegebuna (article contribs). Peer reviewers: LozoRa, BagiengK.

— Assignment last updated by LozoRa (talk) 09:40, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In the route of exposure section, the paragraph discussing levels of residue does a great job in explaining the current knowledge related levels of residue on food, yet it addresses current gaps in knowledge related to levels of residue for multiple pesticides as well as the effects of multiple exposures (air, food, water). The source cited is from 2001, so maybe there is new literature regarding these topics.
"Strawberries and tomatoes are the two crops with the most intensive use of soil fumigants. They are particularly vulnerable to several types of diseases, insects, mites, and parasitic worms. In 2003, in California alone, 3.7 million pounds (1,700 metric tons) of metham sodium were used on tomatoes. " --> these facts should be cited
I think a small section can be added for treatment of organophosphate poisoning with Atropine and the importance of fast administration.
Lastly, I really like the small section at the bottom regarding how pesticides affect other animals other than humans. Very informative and a nice addition. LozoRa (talk) 04:08, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We will add additional information from more recent review articles and current content, specifically to the long-term effects (specifically to neurological effects, cancer, and reproductive health). We will also add a summary of the major mechanisms of action of different pesticides. If you are interested, we would love for you to review our changes and we welcome communication via this Talk page.

HannahEmeline (talk) 18:22, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Overall your edits are very great and provide very in-depth information in regards to your topic. A critique that I would offer is that there is definitely some medical jargon that may be hard for people outside of medicine to understand. For example, when mentioning long-term effects and cancer, a link or a small explanation of what meningioma or large b-cell lymphoma is can help make it easuer for other people to mentally digest. Other than that the edits are great! -BagiengK — Preceding unsigned comment added by BagiengK (talk • contribs) 06:35, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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