Revisiting the Environmental Interactions of Pesticides

Phebe Asantewaa Owusu; Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie

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Revisiting the Environmental Interactions of Pesticides

Phebe Asantewaa Owusu, Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie

Published in American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 6 October 2016 Accepted: 10 November 2016 Published: 17 January 2017

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Abstract

As population increases, the demand for safe and nutritious food, safe water and air quality increases. The emergence of pesticides has played as an essential role in preventing pests from destroying various valued properties in our homes, offices and farmlands. The usage of pesticides has a role to play in the achievement of a sustainable developed earth. The earth today needs to be sustainable for future generations, and hence the need to develop it sustainably. The sustainable development aspect consist of the social, economic and environment. The benefits of pesticide in these recent years seem to have been overlooked since the risks associated with its exposure to our health and environment is fatal. As a result, this study revisits the benefits (primary and secondary) of pesticides to man, its economy and environment. The negative effects of pesticide residue exposure in the environment: the atmosphere, soil and water, and how pesticide exposures affect the human system are revisited. Despite the evidence of the adverse effects of the use of pesticides, its usage has increased in the past decades. This paper ascertains the reasons behind the use of pesticides and propose some recommendations to reduce the effects of its exposure.

Published in	American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbes.20160204.14
Page(s)	44-49
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Pesticides, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Agriculture, Environment

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Phebe Asantewaa Owusu

Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems, Middle East Technical University—Northern Cyprus Campus, Kalkanli, Guzelyurt, Turkey
Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie

Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems, Middle East Technical University—Northern Cyprus Campus, Kalkanli, Guzelyurt, Turkey

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 year = {2017}
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