Environmental and toxicological analysis of pesticides in Brazil: A profile of the last 10 years
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Research, Objective, DevelopmentAbstract
The objective of this research was to analyze the release of pesticides in Brazil in the last ten years in relation to the unfolding of the toxicological classification, as well as in the environmental evaluation. The research was carried out from August 2022 to July 2023 in the database of the Official Gazette of the Union through a personalized search in the Acts published in the periods from January 2012 to December 2022. The data described in the acts of the General Coordination of Pesticides and Related Substances of the Department of Plant Health and Agricultural Inputs of the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, reveal that there was a significant increase in the number of new pesticide products approved for use in Brazil in the period between 2012 (168 products) and 2022 (652 products).