Open AccessPESTICIDE USE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Author(s) -
Suraj Poudel,
Bikash Poudel,
Birochan Acharya,
Puspa Poudel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environment and ecosystem science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0882
pISSN - 2521-0483
DOI - 10.26480/ees.01.2020.47.51
Subject(s) - pesticide , human health , production (economics) , business , environmental planning , integrated pest management , agrochemical , yield (engineering) , environmental health , toxicology , environmental protection , microbiology and biotechnology , natural resource economics , environmental science , agriculture , medicine , biology , ecology , economics , materials science , metallurgy , macroeconomics
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.