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“Defensivos” ou “agrotóxicos”? História do uso e da percepção dos agrotóxicos no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, 1950-2002

2017; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 24; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0104-59702017000100002

1678-4758

Miguel Mundstock Xavier de Carvalho, Eunice Sueli Nodari, Rubens Onofre Nodari,

Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

The article presents a history of the use and perception of pesticides in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 1950 and 2002. A variety of primary sources were used, including technical newsletters, government reports, agricultural censuses, newspaper articles, data from the state center for toxicological information, and an interview with a key technician from the field. It was found that the use and perception of pesticides passed through different phases in Santa Catarina, much as in other places, with changes in attitude prompted both by the personal experiences of technicians and farmers and by the influence of the broader cultural context and circulation of environmentalist ideas starting in the 1980s.