Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Περιβάλλον και Υγεία: Διαχείριση Περιβαλλοντικών Θεμάτων με Επιπτώσεις στην ΥγείαLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Dimitriadi-Adamou Maria-Timi
Supervisors info:
Αρτεμησία Ντονά, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπουσα
Δημήτριος Βάττης, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, ΤΕΙ Αθήνας
Ιωάννης Τσάκνης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, ΠΑΔΑ
Original Title:
Μελέτη γεωργικών πρακτικών με χρήση φυτοφαρμάκων (εντομοκτόνων , ζιζανιοκτόνων) και επιπτώσεις στο περιβάλλον και την υγεία
Translated title:
Study of agricultural practices and use of pesticides: Health effects and environmental impact
Summary:
In 1950s farmers focused on yield as their key priority which has led to the adoption of high levels of pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture. The following years this irrational use of pesticides has resulted in exposure of humans and the environment to hazards. The scientific community is now linking the increase in endocrine, nervous and reproductive system diseases with pesticides.
Pesticides have the ability to connect with hormone receptors, inhibiting the action of hormones on target organs. This phenomenon is known as "endocrine disruption". Studies have also shown that pesticides can contribute to carcinogenesis, either by acting as promoters or through factors that influence various defense mechanisms of the body by inducing the formation of carcinogenic metabolites.
The main chemical compounds found in pesticides are Organophosphates, Organochlorines, Pyrethrins, Carbamates, Triazines and triazoles.
This study examines the agricultural practices used in crops, the above pesticides, the way in which pesticides are introduced into the environment and subsequently into the human body, and finally their impact on the environment and human health with emphasis on their action as endocrine disrupters.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Environment, Health, Pesticides, Endocrine disrupters, Glyphosate, Roundup
