Environmental and human health damage occasioned by the use of pesticides in the production of agricultural products in Brazil

Abstract

In this study sought establish a discussion over the principals conditioning what they can impacts negatively the human health and the environment, when if utilize of form indiscriminate agrotoxics in the treatment of crops for the production of agricultural products in the Brazil. The research he was developed through of literature review during the period of 2009 the 2019, allied the techniques of descriptive and exploratory analysis. Was realized consultations by scientific articles in the data base LILACS and ScienceDirect, through of crossing of keywords: agrotoxics, human health and environmental contamination, utilizing the boolean logical operator “ANDâ€. The articles were selected utilizing inclusion and exclusion criteria, where were appreciated articles published in periodic nationals and internationals peer reviewed, written in english and portuguese, however, no were appreciated findings what utilize scientific method only bibliographic review. Also were considered in this research the official publications through the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency – ANVISA, how the Programs for Pesticide Residues in Food – PARA. The results demonstrated what the aerial spraying and the biotechnology were a of principal conditioning what promoted the increase of use chemical substances of the agribusiness Brazilian, through gives utilization of transgenic seeds, what beyond of proportion a larger production, is resistant to the herbicide 2,4-D. That process of chemically production dependent has contributed for environmental contamination and if tornado a serious problem of public health in Brazil, owing to the critical condition of pollution from soil, water, biota, and, mainly, of cases of food intoxication and gives human exposure intense the chemical substances