Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access

Department of Natural Science and Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi, Tanzania

Biography

Raphael Mgohamwende, affiliated Department of Natural Science and Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi, Tanzania. His specialization and research interest includes Organic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Stereo Chemistry

Publications

• Review Article   
  A Review of the Impact of Pesticides Pollution on Environment Including Effects, Benefits and Control
  Author(s): Gervas E. Assey*, Raphael Mgohamwende and Wilhelm S. Malasi
  
  Pesticides are substances that are used for controlling, repelling, mitigating or killing pests that are harmful to man. Some of the pesticides that have been used include but not limited to herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and rodenticides. Most of these pesticides can be grouped in three groups of pesticides namely, oregano-chloride, organo-phosphates and carbamates. Some of the characteristics of these pesticides include toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation. The application of pesticides affects both the targeted as well as the non-targeted species including man. The parent pesticides, their degradation products together with metabolites can be harmful to the environment, ecosystem and to the human health. Due to this the aim of this study was to look into the articles studied on the impact of pesticide pollution on the environment, ecosystem as well as on human health. Th.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2375-4397.21.9.282

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