Pesticides as an Occupational Hazard Facts and Figures

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Author(s): Nazia Tarannum (Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India), Meenakshi Singh (MMV BHU Varanasi, India)and Ranjit Hawaldar (Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, India)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 14
Source title: Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch102

Keywords: Business Policy / Business Science Reference / Gender & Diversity / Medicine & Healthcare

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The chapter gives insight into the harmful use of pesticides in different professional environments. It portrays the use of pesticides as the potential risks to the health of users and third parties and a danger to the environment. The use of pesticides has increased at a phenomenal rate. Pesticides and their threat to the biological world have reached almost hysterical proportions. Their residues are found everywhere, particularly those of the so-called “hard pesticides” or organochlorine compounds, DDT. Herein, an attempt has been made to reflect pesticide exposure in different occupational settings and their harmful effects on humans. Excess use of pesticide in agriculture has placed workers in this industry at risk of lethal exposure. Personnel working in domestic pest control service is also from continuous exposure to the pesticide. Further, the chapter highlights various corrective measures to be taken by the people working in different occupational settings to combat the dangerous effects of pesticides in everyday life.

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