• Dr. Rohini Rana

Agricultural chemical waste has a significant negative impact on water bodies. These chemicals are the main source of contamination through runoff and leaching, which leads to pollution in rivers, lakes, and groundwater. The main impact of agricultural chemical waste, include nutrient pollution, eutrophication, toxicity to aquatic organisms, algal blooms, oxygen depletion, and contamination of drinking water sources. Agricultural chemical waste, mainly from fertilizers and pesticides, constitutes a major environmental concern due to its pervasive impact on water bodies worldwide. This review is an attempt to collect all the relevant research findings on the sources, pathways, and environmental consequences of chemical pollutants originating from agriculture and their consequential impact on aquatic ecosystems and human health. Fertilizer runoff often triggers eutrophication, fostering harmful algal blooms and oxygen depletion that imperil aquatic biodiversity. Chemicals used as pesticides introduce toxicity, bioaccumulation, and disrupt the aquatic food webs, will have severe implications on ecosystem stability and water safety. Agricultural chemicals not only contaminate aboveground but also groundwater. Nitrates and persistent agricultural chemicals caused risk on health of human and other animals by drinking this contaminated water. Best management practices, integrated pest management, and innovative water treatment approaches as necessary strategies to mitigate agricultural chemical pollution. It also underscores the urgent need for comprehensive policy frameworks and sustained research efforts to protect water resources while promoting sustainable agriculture.

contamination, fertilizer, pesticide, bioaccumulation, integrated pest management

"Review on Agricultural Chemical Waste and their Impact on Water Bodies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.b545-b548, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601180.pdf

"Review on Agricultural Chemical Waste and their Impact on Water Bodies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. ppb545-b548, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601180.pdf