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Baseline determination in social, health, and genetic areas in communities affected by glyphosate aerial spraying on the northeastern Ecuadorian border.
Reviews on environmental health - 1 Jan 2011
Paz-y-Miño César, Muñoz María José, Maldonado Adolfo, Valladares Carolina, Cumbal Nadia, Herrera Catalina, Robles Paulo, Sánchez María Eugenia, López-Cortés Andrés
Abstract excerpt
The northeastern Ecuadorian border has undergone aerial spraying with an herbicide mix that contains surfactants and adjuvants, executed by the Colombian Government. The purpose of this study was to diagnose social, health, and genetic aspects of the people affected by glyphosate. For this objective to be achieved, 144 people were interviewed, and 521 medical diagnoses and 182 peripheral blood samples were...
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