Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution

Assad, Rezwana; Bashir, Iqra; Rafiq, Iflah; Sofi, Irshad Ahmad; Mir, Sajad Hussain; Reshi, Zafar A.; Rashid, Irfan

doi:10.1201/9781003105046-4

Cited by 4 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…De et al (2014) reported that an average of 2 million tons of pesticides was used each year globally to confront weeds, insects and pests. Assad et al (2021) noted that globally, 7 million tons of chemical pesticides are manufactured annually, of which around 4.6 million tons are applied annually across the world. On global scale, of the total pesticides applied, 45% is applied in Europe, 24% in the USA, 3.75% in India and remaining 27% in rest of the world.…”

Section: Global Scenario Of Pesticides Production and Utilizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Scenario of Pesticides and Benefits from Pesticide Usage: A Review

R.¹,

B²

2022

IJZI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pesticides have contributed significantly in increasing agricultural production and the farmers’ income globally. Responsible application of pesticides play a key role in agricultural input and help to protect seeds and safeguard crops from unwanted plants, insects, bacteria, fungi and rodents. Also, pesticides can have negative environmental impacts through contamination of soil, water and non-target plants and animals that can decrease biodiversity and, in some cases, reduce crop yield. Globally, total pesticides use in agriculture remained stable in 2020, at 2.7 million tonnes (Mt) of active ingredients. The worldwide application of pesticides per area of cropland was 1.8 kg/ha. On a per capita and per value of agricultural production basis, pesticides application was 0.69 kg/1000 international dollars and 0.37 kg/person, respectively. Total pesticides trade reached approximately 7.2 Mt of formulated products in 2020, with a value of USD 41.1 billion. Pesticides have contaminated every ecosystem on the earth since pesticide residues have been reported in water, air, soil, crops and non-target plants and animals. They can also be toxic to other organisms, including birds, fish, beneficial insects etc. The chemical residues of pesticides have impacted human health through the environment and food contamination. This review provides scientific information on pesticides about global scenario of production and utilization, present status in India, benefits from usage and use and application considerations. This study recommends use of bio-pesticides by the farmers to achieve more yield from agriculture with minimum effects on ecosystem. This review paper creates awareness among students, general public and scientific community for sustainable management practices for the use of pesticides to safeguard the natural resources and human health.

show abstract

Section: Global Scenario Of Pesticides Production and Utilizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Scenario of Pesticides and Benefits from Pesticide Usage: A Review

R.¹,

B²

2022

IJZI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Any substance or mixture of substances used to directly control pests or to prevent or reduce the damage they cause. Assad et al(2021) Any substance or concoction of substances premeditated for preventing,repelling, eradicating, killing or mitigating any pest (weeds, insects, pathogens, bacteria, fungi, viruses, nematodes, snails, mites, and/or rodents) menacing animal/human health and agricultural/industrial production.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Management of Pesticides

P.¹,

S.²

2022

IJZI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest (insects, mites, nematodes, weeds, rats, etc.), including insecticide, herbicide, fungicide etc. used to control pests and to safeguard public health. Use of pesticide has secured the food production and enhanced the amount of produce. Once the pesticide enters in contact with the environment, its fate is determined by several natural processes (adsorption, degradation, erosion and leaching to groundwater). Of the total pesticides applied in agriculture, about 1-10% reach to the target plant, about 30% is lost in atmosphere, nearly 1-5% is lost due to runoff/surface erosion and roughly 1% is lost by leaching. Pesticides applied in the soil leaches up to 50 -100 %. Pesticide management reduces contamination of water from pesticides and foster effective and safe use of pesticides without causing degradation to the environment. This study provides an overview of pesticides on recent developments in sustainable management on strategies, practices and their effectiveness, core elements, principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and bio-pesticides in crop protection. This study recommends that during application of pesticides, guidelines approved by FAO and WHO (2014), from production to disposal of pesticides in the 'International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management' (4th version) should be strictly followed by government regulators, the private sector, civil society as a best practice in managing pesticides throughout their lifecycle.

show abstract

“…Indiscriminate application of pesticides in the agriculture and healthcare practices have contaminated the environment and has become a serious ecological and public health hazard. Properties of pesticides such as persistent nature, multifaceted toxicity, recalcitrance, longrange environment transport potential, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification are responsible for pesticide pollution in agricultural and non-agricultural settings (Assad et al, 2021). Kumar et al (2013) reported that pesticides are the chemicals, purposely applied to the environment to suppress the pests and to protect agricultural products.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Impacts of Pesticides - A Review

P.¹

2022

IJZI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pesticides are applied in various sectors such as agriculture, domestic, material building, personal and public health for control of weeds, pests, rodents; household and garden spray, control of animals and birds; incorporation of paints, glues, plastic protection sheeting; for application of clothing and skincare; and for control of malaria, dengue fever and cholera. In agriculture, chemicals are purposefully discharged into the environment. Application of pesticides in agriculture is a subcategory of the largest group of manufactured compounds used in the present world. Excessive and inappropriate use of pesticides has resulted in contamination of environment. Pesticides are degraded into organic micro pollutants that have negative effects on the environment. By the mechanism of biomagnification and bioconcentration, they cause deleterious effects on the living organisms. Ecological impacts of pesticides are different but they are chronic and inter-related. During precipitation, pesticides from land, float to aquatic systems and become harmful to fishes, birds, non-target creatures, etc. They also interact with injurious algal blooms, which enhances the original poisonous nature of the pesticides. This review focuses on environmental impacts of pesticides on contamination of water, fate, effects and behaviour in the environment, effects of contamination on natural resources, food safety, non-target organisms and threats to biodiversity. This study recommends application of suitable amounts of less harmful formulation of pesticides, as and when required.

show abstract

Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution

Cited by 4 publications

References 1 publication

Global Scenario of Pesticides and Benefits from Pesticide Usage: A Review

Global Scenario of Pesticides and Benefits from Pesticide Usage: A Review

Sustainable Management of Pesticides

Environmental Impacts of Pesticides - A Review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About