TY  - JA
AU  - Houndekon,V.A.
AU  - De Groote,H.
AU  - Lomer,C.
TI  - Health costs and externalities of pesticide use in the Sahel
SN  - 0030-7270
PY  - 2006///
CY  - United Kingdom
PB  - SAGE Publications
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Pesticides
KW  - Environmental impact
KW  - Health
KW  - Pest control
KW  - Public health
N1  - Peer review; Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0030-7270
N2  - Indirect costs of using pesticides in southern Niger were estimated and found to be significant. Using farmers' recall in a logit model, the effect of length of pesticide use on respiratory tract problems was demonstrated, as well as the effect of being a member of a village brigade treating pests on dermatological disorders. Health costs, defined as medical expenses plus the value of time lost, were found to increase by $0.46 per farmer for each year of pesticide use, or an average accumulated discounted health cost of US$1.70 per ha treated. Livestock losses due to intoxication were estimated at 0.5% per year for small ruminants and 0.2% for cattle, valued at US$0.33 per treated hectare. Costs of destroying obsolete pesticides were estimated at $0.06 per ha treated
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/1087
DO  - https://doi.org/10.5367%2F000000006776207627
T2  - Outlook on Agriculture
ER  -