Agrotóxicos e a educação ambiental

Abstract

This paper presents a study on pesticides their appearance, grading, proper use of personal protective equipment, disposal of pesticide containers, the action of pesticides in nature, and losses of pesticides to human health. Was developed to reflect on its modifying action on the environment, seeking a school family interaction as a contribution to the formation of environmental awareness. Activities were held at the Municipal School Elementary Zeferino Brazil the town of Three Passinhos, municipality of Novo Barreiro. This proposal offer moments of discussion in the classroom through interdisciplinary work and lectures. The methodology used for the development of this project was based on qualitative research, which was composed of several meetings. The agrochemicals is of great importance in the international, national, regional, state and municipal, so the choice of this theme. The growing trend of using these products with very different purposes today, even as weapons of extermination human individual (suicide attempt) or collective (bioterrorism), strengthens the emphasis on this initiative work. It is known that many problems in the application of agrochemicals is due to the high level of misinformation farmer mainly in rural areas, where applications increasing, pesticides and other chemicals in agriculture have resulted in contamination of soil, water and natural environment across the board for more than one class of toxic and represent a major problem for current health from that deal directly with such substances. With the completion of this study concluded that it is of fundamental importance to the farmer's awareness about the health risks that the rush to use pesticides inappropriately, this needs clarification and information to protect themselves and not harming nature. This explains the great importance of this project had achieved its goal of bringing the students learned and reflected to the family.