Pesticide Research on Environmental and Human Exposure and Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 259
• Main Authors: Fuhrimann, Samuel, Wan, Chenjie, Blouzard, Elodie, Veludo, Adriana, Holtman, Zelda, Chetty-Mhlanga, Shala, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel, Atuhaire, Aggrey, Kromhout, Hans, Röösli, Martin, Rother, Hanna-Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Agriculture; Child; Climate change; Data collection; Environmental Exposure; Environmental risk; Farms; Female; Food; Fungicides; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Herbicides; Human subjects; Humans; Insecticides; Intervention; Literature reviews; Longitudinal Studies; Malaria; Pesticides; Pesticides - analysis; Pesticides - toxicity; Population; Public health; Review; South Africa; Systematic review; South Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; SSA; agriculture; organophosphate; food production; pesticides; SDG 2; SDG 12; environmental risks; exposure risks; organochlorine; public health; plant protection products

On the African continent, ongoing agriculture intensification is accompanied by the increasing use of pesticides, associated with environmental and public health concerns. Using a systematic literature review, we aimed to map current geographical research hotspots and gaps around environmental and p...