The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review
The population inflation that countries are witnessing during this century, makes it imperative to provide sufficient quantities of agricultural products to meet their urgent needs. Therefore, it became very necessary to use pesticides to improve agricultural crop productivity and reduce losses resu...
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University of Diyala
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| description | The population inflation that countries are witnessing during this century, makes it imperative to provide sufficient quantities of agricultural products to meet their urgent needs. Therefore, it became very necessary to use pesticides to improve agricultural crop productivity and reduce losses resulting from agricultural pests. The indiscriminate use of pesticides causes severe risks not only on agricultural fields, but also workers in their manufacturing processes and individual use in homes and institutions. The main adverse effects of utilizing pesticides on human health, soil, microorganisms of soil, surface water and groundwater have been covered in this review. This investigation is aiming to elevate environmental awareness, highlight the serious harms of pesticides and provide guidance for implementing a serious solution from the people and authorities. In addition, the most important strategies to reduce the pesticides risks have been summarized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f52564eda02e43919f472d794416994c2023-07-13T06:29:28ZengUniversity of Diyalaمجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية2073-95242310-87462023-06-0115111412610.52951/dasj.23150112The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A ReviewIsraa Mahmood Ali0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-2843Rusafa Second Directorate of Education, Iraqi Ministry of Education, Baghdad, Iraq.The population inflation that countries are witnessing during this century, makes it imperative to provide sufficient quantities of agricultural products to meet their urgent needs. Therefore, it became very necessary to use pesticides to improve agricultural crop productivity and reduce losses resulting from agricultural pests. The indiscriminate use of pesticides causes severe risks not only on agricultural fields, but also workers in their manufacturing processes and individual use in homes and institutions. The main adverse effects of utilizing pesticides on human health, soil, microorganisms of soil, surface water and groundwater have been covered in this review. This investigation is aiming to elevate environmental awareness, highlight the serious harms of pesticides and provide guidance for implementing a serious solution from the people and authorities. In addition, the most important strategies to reduce the pesticides risks have been summarized.https://journal.djas.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/dasj/article/view/6397adverse effects of pesticideshuman healthpesticidespesticide risksenvironment. |
| spellingShingle | Israa Mahmood Ali The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review مجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية adverse effects of pesticides human health pesticides pesticide risks environment. |
| title | The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review |
| title_full | The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review |
| title_short | The Harmful Effects of Pesticides on the Environment and Human Health: A Review |
| title_sort | harmful effects of pesticides on the environment and human health a review |
| topic | adverse effects of pesticides human health pesticides pesticide risks environment. |
| url | https://journal.djas.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/dasj/article/view/6397 |
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