• Sakshi P Bhople
• Noor Mohammad
• Sapna Chilate

A samples of oranges, guava and spinach were purchased from the local markets of Jalgaon Jamod. Pesticides are generally used in agriculture mostly to increase crop yields to cater enormous supply of food products for increasing world population as well as to protect crops from pests and control insect-borne diseases. Increased use of pesticides results in contamination of the environment and the excess accumulation of pesticide residues in food products, which has always been a matter of serious concern. The consumer survey has showed that more than two-thirds of the consumers believe that fresh vegetables contain pesticide residues, and close to 80 per cent catch that the pesticide residues would have severe health implications.Generally chemicals which are sprayed over crop to protect it from pests. For example: DDT, BHC, zinc phosphide, Mercuric chloride, dinitrophenol, etc. All pesticides are poisonous chemicals and are used. Pesticides are recognized to be effective against variety of insects, weeds and fungi and are respectively called insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Most of the pesticides are non-biodegradable and remain penetrated as such into plants, fruits and vegetables. From plants they transfer to animals, birds and human beings who eat these polluted fruits and vegetables. Inside the body they get accumulated and cause serious health problems. These days preference is given to biodegradable insecticides like Malathion. The presence of insecticides residues in even raw samples of wheat, fish, meat, butter etc. have aroused the concern of agricultural administrators, scientists and health officials all over the world to put a check over the use of insecticides and to search for non insecticidal means of pest control.

Insecticides, pesticides, Fruits, vegetables. Hazards; Human health

"TO STUDY THE PRESENCE OF INSECTICIDES AND PESTICIDES IN VARIOUS TYPES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN TQ-JALGAON JAMOD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.419-423, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06075.pdf

"TO STUDY THE PRESENCE OF INSECTICIDES AND PESTICIDES IN VARIOUS TYPES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN TQ-JALGAON JAMOD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pp419-423, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06075.pdf