Análisis de los Riesgos (Físico, salud y ambientales) por el uso de PQUA en la polinización en el sector Palmero

Abstract

Colombia is the first producer in America and the fourth in the world of palm oils with 96.3% of crops planted in different areas of the national territory (The oil palm agroindustry in Colombia, 2019). Since 2015, Cenipalma began researching the use of a growth regulator to improve the pollination of the OxG Elaeis oleifera x Elaeis guineensis hybrid, taking advantage of its natural condition of producing seedless fruits with good oil content, determining the application dose according to the phenological state, the risks present in human health, the environment and animals. Recently, Cenipalma introduced a new product (Chemical Pesticide for Agricultural Use – PQUA), for which it is necessary to know the associated risks. This research seeks to understand and socialize to workers the risks of this substance from the point of view of the Globally Harmonized System (physical, health and environmental risks). Within the investigation, personal protection measures were determined against the latent risks due to the use of this product, its toxicological category based on the classification of the World Health Organization. These toxicological results of the Growth Regulator were supported by a dossier of the formulated product and active ingredient, giving results in toxicology in animals and ecotoxicology, being a non-carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic product, an opinion supported by a resolution of the National Institute of Health of Colombia.