Impact of Pesticides on Environment
E. Parameswari*
Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
V. Davamani
Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
T. Ilakiya
Dept. of Vegetable Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu (641003), India
S. Arulmani
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathiamangalam, Tamil Nadu (638 401), India
V. Prithiv Raj
Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat (385 505), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Environment, Impact, Pesticide, Pest incidence
Abstract
Pesticides are those that kills the insect and pest that causes tremendous effects in cultivation of the crop. Pesticides as a whole includes fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, nematicides, molluscicides and others. Pesticide usage on the crop species has both positive and negative effects. Though pesticides kills the target pest, the excessive usage would lead to the biodiversity destruction. Many animals, aquatic organisms and birds are under the serious threat for their survival due to the harmful nature of the pesticides. The global stability and environmental sustainability is of a great question mark now-a-days. Hence the environment protection must of serious concern. This article deals about the impact of pesticides on environment.
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