Emerging pesticides responsible for suicide in rural Sri Lanka following the 2008–2014 pesticide bans

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ID15359642
AuthorsManjula Weerasinghe (0000-0002-6105-7989, University of Peradeniya, corresponding author), Melissa Pearson (0000-0001-6683-3628, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration), Flemming Konradsen (0000-0003-1036-6949, University of Copenhagen), Suneth Agampodi (0000-0001-7810-1774, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka), Jayakody A Sumith, Shaluka Jayamanne (0000-0003-1009-6344, University of Peradeniya), S M H M K Senanayake, Sandamali Rajapaksha (University of Peradeniya), Michael Eddleston (0000-0002-6857-3441, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages780-780
Publication date2020-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-020-08871-7
PMID32450831
OpenAlexW3032820263
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

Ingestion of pesticides remains the most important means of suicides in rural Sri Lanka. The pesticides that were once responsible for most pesticide suicides have now been replaced by carbosulfan and profenofos. Their regulation and replacement in agriculture with less hazardous pesticides will further reduce the incidence of both pesticide and overall suicides in rural Sri Lanka

Agriculture · Biology · Carbosulfan · Environmental health · Geography · Pesticide · Poison control · Rural area · Insect and Pesticide Research · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Toxicology

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