Blood pressure after a heightened pesticide spray period among children living in agricultural communities in Ecuador.

Affiliation

University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, USA. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

Agricultural pesticide spray periods increase the pesticide exposure potential of children living nearby and growing evidence indicates that they may affect children's health. We examined the association of time following a heightened agricultural production period, the Mother's Day flower harvest (May), with children's blood pressure (BP).

Keywords

Agriculture,Cholinesterase,Ecuador,Floriculture,Pesticides,