A percepção dos profissionais de educação sobre os impactos dos agrotóxicos em escolas rurais no Estado do Mato Grosso.

This paper analyzes the perception of education professionals about the impact of chemical pesticides on rural schools in the state of Mato Grosso. The methodology consisted of the analysis of 48 quantitative questionnaires carried out with directors, teachers and employees of 40 rural schools located in 34 municipalities in different regions of the State of Mato Grosso, representing approximately 30% of the total. The results shows that most of the respondents pointed out some impact derived from the use of chemical pesticides directly on people or related to the odors from the its use in the agriculture around the schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]