Paraquat use among farmers in Korea after the ban

Ye Jin Bang, Jaeyoung Kim, Won Jin Lee

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the proportion of paraquat use among farmers and to describe their epidemiologic characteristics after the paraquat ban in 2012. We interviewed 249 farmers in Korea in 2014. Approximately 20% of the farmers reported using paraquat in 2014. Farmers with longer farming experience, longer pesticide application years, and upland farming reported an increased risk of paraquat use although the trend was not statistically significant. The majority of the farmers used preexisting paraquat (85.7%), but some farmers purchased it illegally (14.3%). Farmers who used paraquat perceived paraquat as a dangerous chemical; however, they disagreed with the necessity of the paraquat ban.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-234
Number of pages4
JournalArchives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Volume72
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 4

Keywords

  • Farmers
  • legislation
  • paraquat
  • perception
  • risk factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Toxicology
  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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