Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Forensic Science, Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University, Shimla, India

Publications

• Review   
  Effect of Pesticides on Human Health
  Author(s): Atul Kumar Dubey* and Vishaka Rathee
  
  The demand for pesticides has increased in today's world of expanding population in order to boost crop productivity and eliminate undesirable plants (weeds) that grow alongside the primary crop. Along with the various benefits, it is also used in animal farms to get rid of pests. This has an impact not only on humans but also on animals and the environment. The usage of pesticides has increased, and occasionally some of them linger in the food products they are applied to, a condition known as pesticide residue. This residue is linked to human health and can result in a variety of diseases and disorders. In the current environment, even pesticides that are marketed as benign have negative long-term effects and exacerbate issues like bio-accumulation and bio-magnification. To avoid food contamination with pesticides, different methods like crop rotation, organi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2023.14.564

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