Avaliação genotóxica do uso de agrotóxicos na saúde de horticultores através do ensaio cometa. Goiânia-GO

Abstract

With the increase in agricultural productivity, the use of pesticides in Brazil has grown on a large scale in recent years. In this context, it raises concern about the harmful effects of exposure to agricultural workers. The objective of this work was to evaluate the frequency of genotoxic damage in horticulturists exposed to pesticides in the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia. The investigation was conducted through the comet test, in an attempt to characterize the risk groups most prone to the harmful effects of pesticides, aiming to generate an alert for the damage caused to the workers' health. The group consisted of individuals aged 25 to 72 years, exposed to the minimum period of 1 to 16 years or more. Analyzes were also performed for variables such as: alcohol consumption, smoking, relationship between men and women, and use of PPE. Such variables were associated with the parameters of the comet assay, however, no significant difference was observed.