Jouzel, Jean-Noël

Pesticides: farmers’ exposure, contamination and recognition of occupational illnesses - 2023.


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This interview focuses on the production of ignorance in the assessment of the risks faced by farmers who are exposed to pesticides. Models underestimate farmers’ exposure – farmers being victims of long-term contamination. Exposure to pesticides is gradually being recognized in the occupational illness tables but under-recognition persists.