Susmita Dasgupta, Craig Meisner, Mainul Huq
Abstract In a recent survey of 820 rice, potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47% of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4% of farmers formally trained in pesticide use or handling, and over 87% openly admitting to using little or no p...
M. P. Ali, Mir Md. Moniruzzaman Kabir, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Xinghu Qin et al.
Since independence and over the years, pesticides have become a dominant feature of Bangladesh agriculture. To protect farmers' health, environment and to improve sustainability of chemical pest control quantitative understanding of farmers' behavior in pesticide use is critical. However, study on t...
Mashura Shammi, Ayesha Sultana, Nazmul Hasan, Md. Mostafizur Rahman et al.
The levels perception and behavior of farmers on pesticide uses and its relevant risks to the environment and human health were surveyed among the farmers of Bangladesh in two areas: Savar Upazila (SU) and Mehendiganj Upazila (MU). Significant differences were observed between the farmers’ regarding...
Mahfuzar Rahman, Marie Vahter, Nazmul Sohel, Mohammad Yunus et al.
BACKGROUND: The objective of this population-based case-referent study in Matlab, Bangladesh, was to assess the susceptibility to arsenic-induced skin lesions by age and sex, in a population drinking water from As-contaminated tube wells. METHODS: Identification of As-related skin lesions was carrie...
Xujun Zhang, Weiyan Zhao, Ruiwei Jing, Krista K. Wheeler et al.
BACKGROUND: Pesticide poisoning is an important health problem among Chinese farm workers, but there is a paucity of pesticide poisoning data from China. Using the WHO standard case definition of a possible acute pesticide poisoning, we investigated the prevalence and risk factors of acute work-rela...
Molly L. Kile, Elaine Hoffman, Yu‐Mei Hsueh, Sakila Afroz et al.
BACKGROUND: Urinary arsenic metabolites (UAs) are used as biomarkers of exposure and metabolism. OBJECTIVES: To characterize inter- and intraindividual variability in UAs in healthy individuals. METHODS: In a longitudinal study conducted in Bangladesh, we collected water and spot urine samples from ...
Behrooz Hashemi-Domeneh, Nasim Zamani, Hossein Hassanian‐Moghaddam, Mitra Rahimi et al.
The use of pesticides such as aluminium phosphide (AlP) has increased in the recent years and improved the quantity and quality of agricultural products in a number of developing countries. The downside is that AlP causes severe chronic and acute health effects that have reached major proportions in...
Md Fazle Rohani
Pesticides are from the potent chemical contaminants in aquatic environment. These chemicals are routed into the aquatic environment through several natural and anthropogenic activities. Pesticides toxicity adversely affect growth, physiology, reproduction, immunity, hemato-biochemical profile and i...
Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury, Salina Akter Jahan, Md. Nazrul Islam, Mohammed Moniruzzaman et al.
We report the presence of organophosphorus and carbamate residues in 24 surface water samples and five ground water samples from Pirgacha Thana, Rangpur district, Bangladesh using high-performance liquid chromatography. A number of samples of surface water from paddy fields were found to contain chl...
Muhammad Matiar Rahaman, Khandakar Shariful Islam, Mahbuba Jahan
BACKGROUND: Population growth has led to the need to increase global food production. Pesticides are an important tool used in efforts to control insect pests. About 20-30% of agricultural produce is lost annually due to insect pests, diseases, weeds and rodents. While pesticides are effective again...
Debendra Nath Guha Mazumder, Binay K De, Amal Santra, Nilima Ghosh et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic arsenic toxicity, producing various clinical manifestations, is currently epidemic in West Bengal, India, Bangladesh, and other regions of the world. 2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate, a chelating agent, increases excretion of arsenic in urine to several times the prechelation co...
Md. Ariful Islam, S. M. Nurul Amin, M. Aminur Rahman, Abdul Shukor Juraimi et al.
Sanzidur Rahman
The paper analyses trends in consumption, productivity and the determinants of pesticide use in Bangladesh over a 33 year period (1977-2009), including a discussion on the scope to expand Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. Pesticide use grew at an alarming rate of 10.0% per year (p<0.01) al...
E. M. Tanvir, Rizwana Afroz, MAZ Chowdhury, Siew Hua Gan et al.
This study investigated the main target sites of chlorpyrifos (CPF), its effect on biochemical indices, and the pathological changes observed in rat liver and kidney function using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Adult female Wistar rats (n = 12) were randomly assigned into two groups (one con...
Yeasir Karim, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Faruk Hossen, Mizanur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic poisoning is a public health problem worldwide. A few studies have reported the effects of arsenic exposure on adult cognitive function, but with limitations in the subject selection and exposure markers. Moreover, information regarding the association between arsenic exposure an...