Contaminação por pesticidas organoclorados e seus efeitos na Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro: Uma revisão bibliográfica.

In the 1960s, an organochlorinated pesticide factory finished its activities and about 300 tons of the material was left in the Cidade dos Meninos neighborhood in Duque de Caxias - RJ. These substances contaminated the soil and the population present in the region. Based on this, the objective of this study is to understand the health risks related to pesticide contamination, in addition to knowing possible remediation methods and public policies aimed at the population of the Cidade dos Meninos. This is a bibliographic review of indexed articles and other scientific papers available in databases such as Science Direct, Pubmed and Scielo, in specific time periods. The studies related the contamination by organochlorinated pesticides to the manifestation of several diseases, including: breast cancer, testicular cancer, poor development of fetuses in pregnancies, as well as changes in the proportion of sexes of babies. In relation to the remediation methods that can be applied, the most indicated for the Cidade dos Meninos are phytoremediation and absorption, requiring the study of the materials that can be used in decontamination. We conclude that soil contamination by pesticides associated with little or no investment by authorities in the removal of pollutants can harm the health of local and adjacent residents due to food production and distribution. This scenario justifies the importance of further studies and efforts by authorities in soil treatment to reduce long-term damage to human health and the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]