TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Banning toxic pesticides is effective at preventing suicides in South Asia [editorial]
JO  - BMJ
A1  - Eddleston, Michael
SP  - p1838
EP  - p1838
VL  - 382
IS  - 
N2  - <p>Sarkar’s article about deaths from pesticide self-poisoning in South Asia conflicts with current evidence, which indicates that “safe storage,” favoured by industry, is ineffective and toxic pesticide bans, recommended by the World Health Organization, are highly effective.12 Experts are not “wondering if bans on pesticides are enough.”    She discusses pesticide storage lockers, which have been promoted by industry because they deflect blame to farmers. But farmers have not “chosen” to use toxic pesticides unsafely. Pesticides were introduced during the agricultural “green revolution” into communities that remain ... </p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-535X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p1838
ID  - ref1
ER  -