Occupational Paraquat and Glyphosate Exposure May Decline Renal Functions among Rural Farming Communities in Sri Lanka

Extensive use of herbicides is common among rural agricultural workers in Sri Lanka. Recent studies have postulated their role in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). Paraquat and glyphosate are leading herbicides used by sugarcane farmers (SF), hence occupational ex...

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Autores principales: Abdul, K.S.M., De Silva, P. Mangala C.S., Ekanayake, E.M.D.V., Thakshila, W.A.K.G., Gunarathna, S.D., Gunasekara, T.D.K.S.C., Jayasinghe, S.S., Asanthi, H.B., Chandana, E.P.S., Chaminda, G.G.T., Siribaddana, S.H., Jayasundara, Nishad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8005187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810013
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063278

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