Health costs and externalities of pesticide use in the Sahel
Health costs and externalities of pesticide use in the Sahel
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DOI：
10.5367/000000006776207627
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
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3
通讯作者：
Lomer, C
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作者：
Houndekon, VA;De Groote, H;Lomer, C
据估计，尼日尔南部使用农药的间接成本非常高。利用农民在 Logit 模型中的回忆，证明了农药使用时间长短对呼吸道问题的影响，以及作为村害虫防治队成员对皮肤病的影响。健康成本（定义为医疗费用加上损失的时间价值）被发现，每使用一年农药，每个农民就会增加 0.46 美元，或者每公顷处理的平均累计贴现健康成本增加 1.70 美元。据估计，小型反刍动物每年因中毒造成的牲畜损失为 0.5%，牛为 0.2%，每公顷处理价值为 0.33 美元。销毁废弃农药的成本估计为每公顷 0.06 美元。
Indirect costs of using pesticides in southern Niger were estimated and found to be significant. Using farmers' recall in a logit model, the effect of length of pesticide use on respiratory tract problems was demonstrated, as well as the effect of being a member of a village brigade treating pests on dermatological disorders. Health costs, defined as medical expenses plus the value of time lost, were found to increase by $0.46 per farmer for each year of pesticide use, or an average accumulated discounted health cost of US$1.70 per ha treated. Livestock losses due to intoxication were estimated at 0.5% per year for small ruminants and 0.2% for cattle, valued at US$0.33 per treated hectare. Costs of destroying obsolete pesticides were estimated at $0.06 per ha treated.