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Pesticides can cause asthma in farmers
According to a study carried out in the United States, the use of pesticides appears to increase the risk of asthma among farmers. It seems that certain products themselves constitute a risk factor quite apart from more traditionally recognised sources such as pollens, animal hair, acarids (mites and ticks) and moulds.
Dr Jane Hoppin of the American National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences monitored more than 20,000 farmers in Iowa and North Carolina. According to her study, 16 different pesticides can lead to an increase in the risk of asthmatic disease.
“Asthma is linked to specific chemical products. Though we have not in fact established a relationship either with particular classes of pesticide or with their particular mode of use”, states Dr Hoppin. However, “we have shown that a single, significant exposure to pesticide during the course of their life is sufficient to double the risk of asthma in a given farmer”.
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