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Risk Communication
CHEMICAL
AMOUNTS
++
In the household
TOXINS EXPOSURE HEALTH EFFECT
Community Self Assessment as a Health Education Strategy
During Spraying
Mapping of Thai Villages in Preparation for Studies
IPM Graduates Planning Self Reporting Meeting
(Indonesia)
TRAINING PROCESS
Five Day Training
• Day 1 & Day 2: Classroom exercises homework to practice data collection
• Day 3: Sample data collection
• Day 4: Data analysis
• Day 5: Feedback to Community
Thai children analyzing data from the field
Thai children identifying pesticides in use
1. PESTICIDES IN USE
HOUSEHOLD PESTICIDES house #____Brand name:_____________________Common name: ___________________Type: ___________________________Chemical Family:__________________ (optional fill in later in class)
LD50 value : _______________________(optional fill in later in class)
WHO class:______________________ ( fill in later in class)
Can you smell it?______Is it leaking?_______Is it open?_________
Folicur
open
leaking
Brand Name Type Active Ingredient (common name)
Chemical Family WHO Hazard Level
Folidol In methyl parathion Op Ia
Monitor In methamidophos Op Ib
Pesticide Classification
IPM trainers sorting pesticides by WHO hazard levels
Pile Sorting Pesticides
Ia Extremely Hazardous
• Methly parathion- FOLIDOL
• Mevinphos-PHOSDRIN
Ib Highly Hazardous
•Methamidophos-MONITOR
•Monocrotophos-AZODRIN
•Methomyl-LANNATE
II –Moderately Hazardously
•Endosulfan – THIODAN
•Paraquat – GRAMOXONE
•Carbyl- SEVIN
•Deltamethrin-DECIS
•DDT
•Cypermethrin-VISHER
Pesticide Classification by WHO Hazard Level and Chemical Family for Community Presentation
OP-organophosphates
• Methly parathion- FOLIDOL
• Mevinphos-PHOSDRIN
• Methamidophos-MONITOR
• Monocrotophos-AZODRIN
• Methamidophos-MONITOR
C-Carbamates
• Methomyl-LANNATE
• Carbyl- SEVIN
OC-Organochlorines
• Endosulfan – THIODAN
• DDT
PY-Pyrethroids
•Deltamethrin-DECIS
•Cypermethrin-VISHER
WHO HAZARD LEVELS CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Results of Community Pesticide Survey in Cambodia
Where Farmers Cannot Read the Labels
Pesticide Book Made by Thai School Children for Their Village
Pesticides sorted by Chemical Family in Community Meeting
(Cambodia)
Community Feedback
Community Feedback Meeting Demonstrating How to Read Pesticide Labels
(Cambodia)
AMOUNT OF PESTICIDE SOLUTION USED BY FARMERS
Farmer a.Tank
size lt.
b. tanks
/session
c.sessionsper week
d.# weeks
per season
e.sessions/season(c*d)
f.seasons per
year
Liters exposure per
yeara*b*e*f
Farmer- nowFarmer-IPM
Total-nowTotal-IPM
fill in column ‘c.’ and ‘d.’only if spraying on a weekly basis. Otherwise use column ‘e.’ showing how many spray sessions per season.
2. Estimating Amounts of Pesticide Use per Year
Farmer Interviewing Another Farmer about Amounts of Pesticides Used (Vietnam)
Farmers Drawing Common Spray Practices
(Sri Lanka)
3. EXPOSURE DURING SRAYING
leaking tank 75% (Thai)
wet back 100% (Thai-
Indo
spraying up wind 50% (Indo)
pesticide on hands (100%)
Smoking 35% (Indo)
3. Exposure During Spraying
hats 69%
goggles 7%
masks 36%
long sleeves 56%
gloves 4%
long skirt/pants 57%
rubber boots 10%
wet 98%
wet 98%
wet 91%
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Data Summary (n=1067)
Thai children’s presentation for parents on exposure
Thai children’s presentation for parents on hazardous behaviors that increase contamination pathways/risks
Women Farmers Preparing Data Summary for Community Meeting on Exposure and Personal Protection Equipment
(Vietnam)
4. HOUSEHOLD MAPPING
water storage =
cooking area =
pesticides =
food storage =
Garbage area:
Safe =Unsafe =
Storage Disposal
Water
Food
Animal
Child
Thai Students Displaying the Results of their Household Survey
Thai Household Details for Parents
Body Mapping with Cotton Farmers in India
5. Signs and Symptoms of Acute Pesticide Poisoning:
Body Mapping
Before spray
After spray
Next morning
= Pesticide related?
+ + + = No or chronic effect
+ + 0 = No
+ 0 + = Unclear maybe (late effect or another problem)
+ 0 0 = No
0 0 0 = No
0 0 + = Yes (late effect)
0 + 0 = Yes (short effect)
0 + + = Yes (prolonged effect)
Exercise to Interpret if Signs and Symptoms are Pesticide Related
Exam for tremors
(Vietnam)
Examining for Gait Disorders
(Indonesia)
Presenting Surveillance Data at Community Meeting
(Vietnam)
Community Self Surveillance
Sri Lanka
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
And More PPE
Parent Activity Questions Source of food and water Parent occupation? Shower after working before holding children? Work clothes and shoes in the house? Laundry practices ? Use household pesticides ? Garden pesticides ? House and car cleaning ? Pesticide storage? Location of day care? House near fields?
Key Household Safety Points
1. Proximity2. Take home3. Garden4. Animals5. Recycle6. Decant7. Storage8. Disposal9. Child
play/daycare
“ Partly Trained Gorillas Always Run Down Streets Doing Cartwheels”