EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TOXICLOGLOGY

EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Definition and overview..............................................................................................................1
Exposure......................................................................................................................................1
Effect on health of human...........................................................................................................2
Safety measure............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Toxicology is a discipline that is a part or overlapping the different subjects of science
such as biology, pharmacy, medicine, chemistry nursing etc. This subject deal with the study of
adverse impact of toxic chemicals on humans or any other living organism (Hayes, and Kruger,
2014). The current report will discuss toxic effect pesticides has on the health of human being.
Pesticide can have many adverse effects which will be discussed in report along with its
exposure to human and different ways through which it can be eliminated.
MAIN BODY
Definition and overview
Pesticides can be described as mixture of substances or chemical that are used to prevent,
repelling and mitigating of any pest. Pesticides are really useful in protecting plant and
preventing them from damages which occurs due to disease carrying pest or insects. Fungicides,
herbicides and many other such chemicals are also used to control pest (Klaassen and Watkins
III, 2015). Pest are used to kill living organism which pose risk to not only on the health of
humans but also environment. Some pesticides are so highly toxic that the small amount of such
substance is enough to kill a person. There are different types of pesticides such as insecticidal
soap which is made up of potassium in addition of fatty acids. BT or bacillus thuringiensis
pesticide comes in powder form and are sprinkled on plant. Antimicrobial etc.
Exposure
Excess exposure to these pesticides can make people ill. Even from small amount
problems like irritation in skin, eyes and nose can occur there are many ways through which
pesticides can enter the body of a human being few are mention below
Food: Although there has been to calculation or observation has been made regarding the no. of
pesticides in food. There are no. of pesticides that reside on the food. In one of the research it has
come forward that researcher found almost 31 pesticides residing on single fruit of peach. The
pesticide have major impact on the nervous system and parasympathetic system of human being
(Roberts, James and Williams, 2014). There may be not much effect of single parasite but high
number of parasite may have adverse effect.
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