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Review of genotoxic effects for pesticides exposure among rural community in a farming village


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How, Vivien and Hashim, Zailina and Ismail, Patimah and Omar, Dzolkhifli and Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri and Md Said, Salmiah (2015) Review of genotoxic effects for pesticides exposure among rural community in a farming village. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 10 (2). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2231-0614

Abstract

Background: Past studies have suggested that early exposure of farm children to chronic pesticides were likely to establish genotoxic risk that might lead to cancerous cell development later during their adulthood (if not repaired properly). Objective: This review aims to fill the knowledge gap concerning the genotoxic effect on the rural community in a farming village from exposure to a mixture of pesticides. Results: This review paper shows substantial evidence that farmers were vulnerable to pesticide exposure, however, limited evidence shows that children are at an increased or equivalent risk in terms of the genotoxic effect when considering their exposure to the contaminated environment. Conclusion: This paper summarizes the existing state of knowledge concerning the genotoxic effects from pesticide exposure among farmers and their children, and highlights the genotoxic effect of pesticides as a health risk for future studies.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19402
Publisher: SCIENCEDOMAIN International
Keywords: Genotoxic effects; Pesticides; Children; Adult
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2022 06:25
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2022 06:25
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46169
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