SKIMS Medical College Bemina,
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
India
Research Article
Carbaryl, A Pesticide Causes "Toxic Hepatitis" in Albino Rats
Author(s): Sajad Hamid, Reeha Mahajan and Harbans SinghSajad Hamid, Reeha Mahajan and Harbans Singh
Pesticides are one of the most alarming toxic substances that are deliberately added to our environment. Food and agricultural organization (FAO) has defined the term pesticide as: Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feedstuffs or substances which may be administered to animals for control of insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies [1]. But it is a matter of concern that along with the pests, they prove harmful to many other living beings on this planet as well as human beings including newborns [2]. CARBARYL, a synthetic 1-napthyl-N-methyl carbamate.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7099.1000149
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