title: Climate change: the potential impact on occupational exposure to pesticides.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigates the possible influence of global climate change (GCC) on exposure to plant protection products (PPP) in the workplace.
  
  
  METHODS
  The paper has evaluated the main potential relationships between GCC and occupational exposure to pesticides, by highlighting how global warming might affect their future use and by reviewing its possible consequence on workers' exposure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Global warming, influencing the spatial and temporal distribution and proliferation of weeds, the impact of already present insect pests and pathogens and the introduction of new infesting species, could cause a changed use of pesticides in terms of higher amounts, doses and types of products applied, so influencing the human exposure to them during agricultural activities. GCC, in particular heat waves, may also potentially have impact on workers' susceptibility to pesticides absorption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevention policies of health in the workplace must be ready to address new risks from occupational exposure to pesticide, presumably different from current risks, since an increased use may be expected.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gatto
authors.affiliation: Centro Nazionale Sostanze Chimiche, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabella
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gherardi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D057231:Climate Change; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides