cancer risk among rural workers exposed to pesticides is almost twice as high as that for non-exposed workers, according to a Brazilian study published in the journal Environment International (July, Vol 31, No 5). Brazil is the world's seventh largest pesticide consumer.
Researchers Illona Maria de Brito S
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/peril-brazil
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vibha-varshney
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-labourers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
