Quantifying residents' exposure to agricultural pesticides using new geospatial approaches.

ABSTRACT: A better understanding of environmental exposure to agricultural pesticides is crucial for public health, regulatory and management purposes. Residents in close vicinity to agricultural fields are likely to be more exposed to pesticides. In that context, an innovative geospatial approach for mapping estimates of agricultural pesticide exposure was developed in this study. Data on pesticide application rates, high-resolution annual datasets of the geographic distribution of crops, and the 100 × 100m grid population dataset were utilized to complete this analysis in Wallonia (Belgium) over the period 2015-2019. Pesticide exposure metrics were estimated using a buffer-based exposure model by conducting neighborhood analysis within a 1000m buffer radius. Subsequently, a population weighted met

SUBMITTER: Habran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609239 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature