Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES)

PESTICIDE USE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

October 5, 2020 Posted by din In Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES)

ABSTRACT

PESTICIDE USE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Journal: Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES)

Author: Suraj Poudel, Bikash Poudel, Birochan Acharya, Puspa Poudel

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

DOI: 10.26480/ees.01.2020.47.51

Every lay farmer as well the commercial growers use chemical pesticides to kill pests and weeds and to get rid of diseases in their farm with aim of increasing production. Though the use of pesticides has some advantages of increase in yield, its haphazard and excessive use also create a serious impact on the environmental components and human health. The present scenario of pesticide use doesn’t seem to be satisfactory, so-called safe pesticides are also showing their ill effects in the long run and the problems such as bio-accumulation, bio-magnification are being magnified day after day. Almost all the corners of the earth and organisms living in it and those who are yet to be born have already been affected by so-called boons to pest control. This study attempts to study the present pesticides use scenario of Nepal and also the ill-effects of pesticides on human health as well as on the environment. The relevant data and information were collected from the thorough study of the journal articles, research papers, reports and various literatures. This paper pleads and sensitizes the readers to get directed toward more holistic, sustainable, natural and safe production and management practices.

Pages 47-51
Year 2020
Issue 1
Volume 4

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