ISSN: 2593-9173
Department of Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan, India
Review Article
Role of Pesticides in Water Pollution
Author(s): Manish Srivastava*, Bharti Malin, Anamika Srivastava, Anjali Yadav and Anjali Banger
Pesticides are some kind of chemicals which are used all over the world for controlling pests, weeds and diseases
within crops and also for health care of animals and humans. These can be categorized as insecticides, rodenticides,
herbicides, fungicides, nematocides, plant growth regulators and molluscicides. However, pesticides have proven
beneficiary in crop yield and in reducing vector borne diseases, but they also poses various negative impacts on our
environment. The irrelevant and uncontrolled uses of pesticides have caused serious threats to human health and
ecosystems or whole environment. These can cause serious negative effects, even if used at a low amount. Water
resources are being contaminated by the use of the pesticides. Water pollution is at rise due to persistent organic
chemicals present in pesticides. Rainfall, drainage, microbial activity, appl.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2593-9173.22.13.495