Occupational and environmental impacts connected with pesticide use have placed special emphasis on the public health. Problems caused as a consequence of this technology derive from premises diffused by the government and world-wide firms. They can be analyzed with bases on three interdependent debates: the Brazilian government's (in)capacity to inspect and also warrant the legal principles, the equipment required for the monitoring of the community health and environment, as well as the type of research to be developed by the research groups.
Pesticides; Public health; Ecotaxes