AGRICOH Webinar: Pesticides research in Latin America

Wednesday 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 → 18:30 Europe/Paris

Joachim Schuz (IARC), Joanne Kim (Environment and Lifestyle Branch, IARC)

Latin America is a region of intensive agricultural production with the highest per capita pesticide use. At the same time, pesticide regulations are limited or non-existent, resulting in widespread exposure to agricultural and non-agricultural populations, including to chemicals banned in other countries. This webinar will present current work on exposure to pesticides and/or their health effects in three Latin American countries: Argentina (Dr. Mariana Butinof), Brazil (Dr. Henrique Silveira), and Chile (Dr. Sandra Cortes).

Each panel member will present for 20 min + 4 min Q&A, with a 15 min panel Q & A session at the end.

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Speaker Biographies (more details coming)

Henrique Silveira, PhD is a head of environmental factors and occupational cancer group at Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil. He is professor of post-graduate program in oncology. He is principal investigator of the RUCAN study, the first Brazilian cohort of rural workers that are part also of AGRICOH consortium. He coordinates several projects of occupational exposure in Brazil. The focus in research is exposed populations to carcinogens, cancer prevention and molecular biomarkers in cancer prevention.   https://iep.hospitaldeamor.com.br/grupo_de_pesquisa/fatores-ambientais-e-ocupacionais-do-cancer/