RISK ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES' HAZARDOUS EFFECT ON THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION CONSUMING OIL CROP PRODUCTS

• Published in: Medychna nauka Ukraïny Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 102 - 110
• Main Authors: Chapliiev, S. О., Vavrinevych, О. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 31.03.2025
• ISSN: 2664-472X; 2664-4738
• DOI: 10.32345/2664-4738.1.2025.13

Background. Today, the world is facing a problem of pesticide contamination of oil crops and vegetable oil. The presence of pesticide residues in agricultural products can pose a threat to public health and cause both acute and chronic damage. Analysis of the structure of insecticides registered on oilseed crops by chemical classes showed that the first place was taken by insecticides of the pyrethroid class (54.1%), the second - neonicotinoids (45.4%). Aim: to assess the risk to public health when the population may consume oilseed crops grown using insecticides of the most common chemical classes in Ukraine (neonicotinoids - acetamiprid, imidacloprid, thiacloprid; and pyrethroids - lambda-cyhalothrin, alpha-cypermethrin). Materials and methods. The method of mathematical modelling of the pesticide behaviour in oilseed crops, a calculation method for assessing the risk to the population by the indicators P (risk when consuming oilseed crops) and integral indicator of hazard while consuming products (IIH/IIHCP) were used in the study. Statistical analysis was performed following modern requirements using the appropriate software (IBM SPSS StatisticsBase v.22). Results. It was found that the active substances of the pyrethroid class (lambda-cyhalothrin and alpha-cypermethrin) pertain to hazard class 3, neonicotinoids (acetamiprid, imidacloprid, thiacloprid) – to hazard class 4. Such differences in hazard classes between insecticides of different chemical classes, according to the IIH indicator, are because pyrethroids are more toxic and more persistent in agricultural crops. Risk assessment when consuming oilseed products (oil, cereals) grown with the application of the studied insecticides showed that the risk values (P) ranged from 3,87´10-04 to 3,10´10-02, which does not exceed the acceptable value (less than 1)/ Conclusion. The criteria for performing monitoring studies have been improved, and an algorithm for assessing their hazard has been proposed. It has been established that the active substances of the pyrethroid class (lambda-cyhalothrin, alpha-cypermethrin) are subject to mandatory control and monitoring.