• Harpreet Singh

Pesticides are the substances used to kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted substances other then the required crops and in this way, they enhance the yield of the crop. They can be synthetic, semisynthetic of natural in origin. As they don’t discriminate in inhibiting the growth of useful, required and friendly insects and plants, they cause a lot of harm to the environment, particularly soil, livestock’s including human. Due to its ill effects, many pesticides which were user heavily in the previously now fall in the category of banned pesticides. In this short article an attempt has been made to study the uses of pesticides, and their effect on human, agriculture and ecosystem. The article is concluded with the inference that many pesticides are highly carcinogenic to humans and the must be recognized in banned category and other alternative must be developed to save the health of human, livestock and environment.

Pesticides: Impact of Pesticides on Human, Agriculture and Ecosystem

"Pesticides: Impact of Pesticides on Human, Agriculture and Ecosystem", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.59-63, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06011.pdf

"Pesticides: Impact of Pesticides on Human, Agriculture and Ecosystem", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp59-63, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06011.pdf