Open AccessEFFECTS OF PESTICIDES ON BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Author(s) -
Vinod Kumar Chaudhary,
Shubham Arya,
Prabhakar Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal on environmental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-4534
DOI - 10.53390/ijes.v12i2.1
Subject(s) - pesticide , biodiversity , toxicology , human health , agriculture , biology , biopesticide , environmental health , environmental protection , environmental science , ecology , agroforestry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
Pesticides are the biological pollutants, which are being used by the man to kill the pests for increasing the yield of many crops and insect vectors to control the spread of disease. The tremendous use of pesticides has caused severe health hazards to organisms including human beings due to climate change. Excessive use of pesticides may lead to the destruction of biodiversity. Many birds, aquatic organisms and animals are under the threat of harmful pesticides for their survival. The pesticides effects can be lessen by organizing awareness program among the farmers, special training to them regarding consequences of pesticides, their screening and monitoring methods.