Damu-Safen pesticide exposure risk assessment, EC (fomesafen, 250 g/l)

Annually the list of pesticides is replenished by new ones. One of the main criteria for their registration is toxicological and hygienic assessment and its impact on the environment. In order to register the new soy herbicide Damu Safen, EC (fomesafen, 250 g/l) it was necessary to assess its toxicological and hygienic impact on the environment and humans. Therefore, for the fi rst time we conducted studies of the environmental objects under the infl uence of DamuSafen, EC (fomesafen, 250 g/l) and the risk assessment of the active substance fomesafen and pesticide Damu Safen, EC on the workers. According to the results of the assessment of working conditions for the workers of the tanker and the tractor operator, an acceptable risk was obtained that meets regulatory and hygienic requirements. Residual amounts of fomesafen not exceeding the normative levels were found during conducted studies on environmental objects. Consequently, the results of the risk assessment in the application of pesticide Damu-Safen, EC (fomesafen, 250 g/l) and its impact on the working people and environmental objects indicate the possibility of its application in compliance with optimal environmental conditions and compliance with regulations for appliances and personal protective equipment. Research Article Damu-Safen pesticide exposure risk assessment, EC (fomesafen, 250 g/l) Aiman Nazhmetdinova1*, Albina Izmailova2, Altinay Chalginbayeva2 and Adlet Kassymbayev3 1SPC TAU, Head of R & D., Kazakhstan 2SPC TAU, Laboratory Assistant, Kazakhstan 3EV Group, Engineer, Kazakhstan *Address for Correspondence: Nazhmetdinova Aiman, MD, SPC TAU, Head of R & D., Kazakhstan, Tel: +7-777-244-05-02; Email: kaskadlet@mail.ru Submitted: 22 December 2018 Approved: 10 January 2019 Published: 11 January 2019 Copyright: 2019 Nazhmetdinova A, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.