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The Impact of Pesticides - Academy Publish

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age for all volunteers included. Comparing the two groups using T-test found nostatistically significant differences in age (p = 0,653). <strong>The</strong> habits <strong>of</strong> individuals inboth exposed and control groups were also evaluating no statistically significantdifferences in smoking habit (p = 0,667) or alcohol consumption (p = 0,875)between groups.A summary <strong>of</strong> the pesticides most commonly used in horticulture zone, the CASnumber, the IARC classification and the US EPA and WHO hazard classification ispresented in Table 6.Table 6. List <strong>of</strong> pesticides most commonly used (questionnaire answers) by theexposed subjects, CAS number, IARC classification, US EPA classification, andWHO hazard classification. IARC Classification: 3: Not classifiable as tocarcinogenicity to humans; NL: Not Listed. US EPA Classification: Group B:Probable human carcinogen; B2: Sufficient evidence <strong>of</strong> carcinogenicity from animalstudies; Group C: Possible human carcinogen; Group D: Not classifiable as tohuman carcinogenicity; Group E: Evidence <strong>of</strong> non-carcinogenicity to humans.WHO hazard classification: Ia: Extremely hazardous; Ib: Highly hazardous; II:Moderately hazardous; III: Slightly hazardous; U: Unlikel to pose an acute hazard innormal use.<strong>Pesticides</strong> CompoundCASIA US WChemical ClassNumberRC EPA HOFungicide Mancozeb 8018-01-7 Dithiocarbamate- NL B2 UZincInsecticide Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 Organophosphorus NL E II-NematicideInsecticide Cypermethrin 67375-30-8 Pyrethroid NL NL IIDimethoate 60-51-5 Organophosphorus NL C IIEndosulfan 115-29-7 Organochlorine NL NL IIPirimicarb 23103-98-2 Metil Carbamate NL Sugge IIstiveAlphacypermethrin67375-30-8 Pyrethroid NL II IIMethamidoph 10265-92-6 Organophosphorus NL E IbosMonocrotopho 6923-22-4 Organophosphorus NL NL IbsHerbicide Glyphosphate 1071-83-6 Fosfonoglicine NL E IIIGlyphosphate 81591-81-3 Fosfonoglicine NL E IIITrimesiunFlumetsulam 98967-40-9 TriazoloNL E UPyrimidine2,4 D 94-75-7 Clor<strong>of</strong>enoxid acid 2 B D IIParaquat 1910-42-5 Bipiridilium NL E IIPicloram 1918-02-1 PiridincarboxylicAcid3 E III<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>91

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