Association between pesticide use and liver injury: A field study in Taiwan
Yu-Chang Liu, Tsung-Cheng Kuo, How-Ran Guo · 2026
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Yu-Chang Liu, Tsung-Cheng Kuo, and How-Ran Guo study pesticide use and liver injury in two farming regions of Taiwan in a 2026 field study. The areas grow water caltrops and mangoes, crops needing regular spraying. From random samples of two hundred residents per region, 331 adults aged forty and up took part. Liver blood tests were compared between users and non-users.
Pesticide users showed abnormal liver tests more often than non-users. Risk ran far higher in residents carrying hepatitis B or C infections. Spraying upward, toward tree canopies, emerged as an independent risk factor on its own. Its share of blame rivalled that of hepatitis B in this population. The authors urge safer spraying practice, above all for infected workers.
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| CREATOR | Yu-Chang Liu, Tsung-Cheng Kuo, How-Ran Guo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32006 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |