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,PE/ICIDES >E MA9LY US$ TO PROTECT ! PLANTS FROM FUNGAL & BACT]IAL DISEASES1 KILL GRASS >\ND ! PLANTS ?AT ATTRACT GRAZ+ C[S1 & W>D (F SPID]S ?AT FEA/ ON LEAF BUDS4 

,MD ,NURUL ,MOHMAIM9 ,MILTON1 G5]AL SECRET>Y ( ! 5VIRONM5TAL J\RNALI/S' =UM 9 ,M\LVIBAZ>1 SAID WORK]S 9 #aef TEA G>D5S >E EXPOS$ TO DANG]\S *EMICALS4 

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,NONE ( ! G>D5S 5SURE ! CONTROLL$ USE ( PE/ICIDES OR SAFETY EQUIPM5T1 HE ALLEG$4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,BANGLADE% ,LABOR ,LAW #bf 7AM5D$71 G>D5 AU?ORITIES NE$ TO 5SURE ?AT WORK]S USE SAFETY GLASSES1 H& GLOVES1 MASKS & APPROPRIATE CLO?+ = P]SONAL SAFETY4 ,BUT ! LABOR]S COMPLA9$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES >E NOT BO!R$ AB\T ! LAW1 & ! SITUATION IS ! SAME 9 ALL ! G>D5S ACROSS ! REGION4 

,MAKHON ,LAL ,K>MOK>1 PRESID5T ( ! ,BANGLADE% TEA LABOR UNION1 SAID A WORK] GETS ,TK #h#b-#h#e TO SPRAY AN ACRE ( L&1 :I* IS EXPECT$ TO TAKE SIX TO SEV5 H\RS4 

,SPRAY+ PE/ICIDES ON ! SAME AM\NT ( L& ON HILLY T]RA9 TAKES MU* LONG]1 BUT WORK]S >E NOT GIV5 OV]TIME = ! HAZ>D\S JOB1 HE ADD$4 

,DR ,SATYAKAM ,*AKRABORTY1 CIVIL SURGEON ( ,M\LVIBAZ>1 SAID PROTECTIVE CLO?+ :5 H&L+ OR APPLY+ PE/ICIDES CAN HELP M9IMIZE PE/ICIDE EXPOSURE & R$UCE ! RISK ( POISON+4 

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,DR ,MD ,ABUL ,KALAM ,AZAD1 DEPUTY CIVIL SURGEON ( ,SYLHET1 SAID1 0,WE HAVE RAIS$ ?IS ISSUE AT SEV]AL MEET+S & CAMPAIGNS ) TEA WORK]S & G>D5 MANAG]S40 

,MD ,YUSUF ,ALI1 DEPUTY 9SPECTOR ( ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,9SPECTION = ,FACTORIES & ,E/ABLI%M5TS1 SAID TEA G>D5S MU/ PROVIDE MASKS SO ?AT WORK]S DO NOT 9HALE TOXIC FUMES :ILE SPRAY+ PE/ICIDES4 

,H[EV]1 HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SU* COMPLA9T1 HE SAID4 

,N>AYON ,SAHA1 =M] HEAD ( ,DEP>TM5T ( ,=E/RY & ,5VIRONM5TAL ,SCI5CE AT ,%AHJALAL ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SCI5CE & ,TE*NOLOGY1 SAID ! EXCESSIVE USE ( PE/ICIDES AFFECT L& F]TILITY & SEEPS 9TO ! RIV]S OR WETL&S ) RA9WAT]4 

0,IT IMPACTS AQUATIC BIODIV]SITY AS WELL40 

,?IS CORRESPOND5T TRI$ TO CONTACT SEV]AL TEA G>D5 MANAG]S1 BUT MO/ ( !M REFUS$ TO COMM5T ON ! MATT]4 

,H[EV]1 ,SELIM ,REZA1 MANAG] ( ,J]9 ,TEA ,G>D5 9 ,SREEMANGAL UPAZILA ( ,M\LVIBAZ>1 SAID1 0,WE PROVIDE GLASSES1 H& GLOVES1 MASKS & APPROPRIATE CLO?+1 BUT ! WORK]S DO NOT WE> !M = A LACK ( AW>5ESS40 

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