Chronic Exposure Assessment of Agrochemicals and Health Outcomes

Dear Colleagues,

Agrochemicals are very important for pest control in crops. However, their current use raises concerns about their potential to cause harm to human and animal health. Many studies have shown that even under usual exposure conditions, agrochemicals can cause various toxic effects on the health of people exposed directly or indirectly. These effects can vary greatly depending on the type of substance or formulation used, concentration, and duration of exposure.

Contamination by agrochemicals not only occurs for those who handle these products (such as workers in the agrochemical industry or rural workers). Agrochemical residues have been found in water sources, soil, and food, which become pathways for non-occupational human and animal (fish, mollusks, mammals, and birds) contamination. Animal contamination can increase their risk of mortality and can cause reproductive alterations that can interfere with the reproduction of the species. In addition, they also serve as a source of human contamination if ingested. These connections between human, animal, and environmental health show us the importance of a One Health approach and translational research in exposure to agrochemicals.

This Special Issue focuses on the effects on human and animal health resulting from chronic exposure to agrochemicals. We are looking for research that shows previously undescribed organic, molecular, or biochemical changes in humans and/or animals due to exposure to agrochemicals and their possible pathogenic pathways.

We welcome original research, reviews (systematic or integrative), short communications based on natural or experimental exposure (“in vivo”), and case reports that show the effects or even the absence of effects from exposure to agrochemicals.

Prof. Dr. Gisele Alborghetti Nai
Prof. Dr. Francis Lopes Pacagnelli
Guest Editors

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