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mechanism to communities, which are likely to be victims of pesticide poisoning.
The functions of PQRST are to determine the veracity of the report, gather
relevant data, properly document the incident/ adverse event, make an initial
evaluation the association of the observed adverse event and pesticide
exposure, undertake initial response measures and make appropriate
recommendations for further action. Community PQRST are to be established in
community areas participating in CPAM and the team members should have
undergone CPAM training Specific tasks shall be defined by the team members
in consultation with the CPAM participating organisation.
3.4.5 Ecotoxicology: Monitoring the Impact of Pesticides
Mr. Yahya Msangi- TPAWU and Mr. S. Mng’anya -AGENDA
The presentation gave the definition of ecotoxicology which is a combination of
three disciplines namely chemistry, toxicology and ecology. The science is not
yet sufficiently developed to allow accurate predictions but methodological
frameworks and databases are available and these can assist in risk
assessment. Risk assessment is a tool that provides useful assistance in
decision-making.
Risk assessments do predictive exercise about a change or an intervention (such
as pesticide use) that is based on scientific data, judgments and assumptions. It
identifies significant hazard and estimates the likelihood of harm to individuals or
the environment. It also enables decision to be made about ways to reduce or
eliminate risk (risk management). Furthermore it determines objectively the least
damaging and reasonable option and therefore balance of risk against benefit
must be ascertained.
Conducting ecology monitoring is important because the amount of pesticides
that actually reaches the target is frequently small, and much of it ends up in the
environment. Furthermore, the behaviour of pesticides and their environmental
impact has mainly been studied in temperate climates, therefore there is a need
for studies in tropical climates and therefore skills for ecotoxicological monitoring
need to be developed.
The aims of the ecological monitoring programme are assessing pesticide
impacts, selecting ecological processes or wildlife groups to monitor, selecting
appropriate sampling or monitoring methods, processing and analysing the data
collected and interpreting the information.
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