Health and rehabilitation of the population through the prism of monitoring and control of pesticide impact: the negative legal experience of Ukraine

Aim: To collect, assess, and summarize legal norms, organizational measures, and the competence of state authorities that form the basis of the legal protection of public health and rehabilitation procedures through the monitoring and control of pesticide impact. To answer the question: Does Ukraine have a system for monitoring the impact of pesticides on human health during their use? As well as subsequent rehabilitation. Materials and Methods: An inquiry was made to nine Ministries and other central executive authorities of Ukraine to obtain information on existing databases regarding the impact of pesticides on human health, as well as the level of openness and accessibility of this data to the public. Results: Seven out of nine respondents stated that they do not possess such information, as it falls outside their competence. The State Water Agency of Ukraine conducts state monitoring of surface water bodies based on various specific indicators, including pesticides. The State Statistics Service of Ukraine monitors only the volumes and areas of pesticide use to analyze anthropogenic pressure on soils. There is no separate record of pesticide poisoning cases in Ukraine (Ministry of Health). Conclusions: Inquiries to Ukrainian state authorities proved to be not very effective, as most of them responded that they do not possess such information since it falls outside their competence. Other agencies do not maintain separate records on the impact of pesticides on human health.