What are the harmful effects of water polluted by pesticides on human health ?
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If that pesticide ia o target the genome of pests, and we passively eat/inhale that could possibly target ours too or can lead to several mutations
stinging eyes, rashes, blisters, blindness, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea and death.
Some of these water-borne diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, Amoebiasis and Malaria. Chemicals in the water also have negative effects on our health. Pesticides – can damage the nervous system and cause cancer because of the carbonates and organophosphates that they contain.
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Human health risk associated with pesticides include: oncological (cancer), pulmonary and hematological morbidity, as well as on inborn deformities and immune system deficiencies”. Human health effects are caused by 1) Skin contact: handling of pesticide products, 2) Inhalation: breathing of dust or spray and 3) Ingestion: pesticides consumed as a contaminant on/in food or in water. Farmworkers have special risks associated with inhalation and skin contact during preparation and application of pesticides to crops.
Chemical containing pesticides are directly polluting the water and affect the quality of water. If pesticides are excess in amount or poorly managed then it would be hazardous for agriculture ecosystem. Only 60% fertilizers are used in the soil other chemicals leached in to soils polluting the water, cyanobacteria are rich in polluted water and excess phosphate run off leads to eutrophication. Residues of chemicals mix with river water due to flooding, heavy rainfall, excess irrigation and enter in the food chain. These chemicals are lethal for living organisms and many vegetables and fruits are contaminated with these chemicals. Trace amounts of pharmaceutical in water also causes water pollution and it is dangerous to human health.
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Nitrogenous chemicals are responsible for cancer and blue baby syndrome. Mortality rate due to cancer is higher in rural areas than urban areas because urban inhabitants use treated water for drinking while rural people don’t have facility of treated water and use unprocessed water. Poor people are at greater risk of disease due to improper sanitation, hygiene and water supply. Contaminated water has large negative effects in those women who are exposed to chemicals during pregnancy; it leads to the increased rate of low birth weight as a result fetal health is affected
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Pesticides can cause short-term adverse health effects, called acute effects, as well as chronic adverse effects that can occur months or years after exposure. Examples of acute health effects include stinging eyes, rashes, blisters, blindness, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea and death.
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Pesticides contaminate water fully health hazardous, harmful to all living organisms, those are living in water that is contaminated water breach the water ecosystems.
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Pesticides consist in hundreds of active substances, with varying chemical structures and mechanisms of action. The question may seem simple but the answer is extremely complex.
Respiratory disease, cancer, neurological disorder, and cardiovascular disease may some of the human health-related issues which may be caused by pesticides through the water.
Polluted water composed of a coliform group of bacteria and that will affect human health.
The term "pesticide" is a composite term that includes all chemicals that are used to kill or control pests.
PESTICIDE FACTS:
- Pesticides are potentially toxic to humans and can have both acute and chronic health effects, depending on the quantity and the ways in which a person is exposed.
- Some of the older, cheaper pesticides can remain in the soil and water for years. They have been banned in developed countries for agricultural use but are still used in many developing countries.
- There are more than 1,000 pesticides used around the world to ensure food is not damaged or destroyed by pests. Each pesticide has different properties and toxicological effects (and the toxicological effects of multiple pesticides can be greater than the sum of their parts).
Chemical containing pesticides are directly polluting the water and affect the quality of water. If pesticides are excess in amount or poorly managed then it would be hazardous for the agriculture ecosystem.
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It causes many infectious diseases, skin diseases and the digestive system.
When pesticides applied on crops pesticide aerosols were airborne for a long distance then settle down on water surfaces and soil. These chemicals affect the nervous system of pests, and when pollute water or contaminate soil and these chemicals may be absorbed by plants and accumulated in plants lead to plant intoxication, and when animals feed on these plants these chemicals will accumulate in animals bodies, then when humans eat animal products these chemicals will accumulate in humans bodies, these chemicals have high affinity to adipose tissues so they accumulated in fats. these chemicals cause neurological disorders and cancers if they exceed the MRL. So, many global organizations and departments such as FDA, WHO, USDA were continously monitoring these products and set many legeslations to determine the level of these chemicals in/on food products to protect the consumers from the harmful effects of these chemicals.
Pollution of water has harmful effects varying from water borne diseases like hepatitis,Cholera, dysentery to some cancers.. depending upon the kind of pollutants.
The harmful effects of pesticides contaminated water on human health could be acute or chronic, including acute and chronic neurotoxicity (insecticides, fungicides, fumigants), lung damage (paraquat), chemical burns (anhydrous ammonia). A variety of cancers also have been linked to exposure to various pesticides, particularly hematopoietic cancers. Immunologic abnormalities and adverse reproductive and developmental effects due to pesticides also have been reported. The health effects associated with pesticides do not appear to be restricted to only a few chemical classes but are varied.
Pesticides can cause many adverse effects on humankind including rashes, blindness, blisters, nervous system disorder, cancer and others.
Pesticides in water have both acute and chronic effects on human health depending upon its type, function, concentrations. For example, insecticides are more toxic to humans than herbicides. The acute symptoms may lead to irritation of the skin or eyes, diarrhea, and allied symptoms, whereas chronic exposure can be mutagenic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic. Hormonal function and central nervous systems can also be equally impacted.
In the long run due to cumulative effect skin diseases, stomach disorder, weakness, neuro-problems, cancer, eye sight and hearing problems may be developed.
Pesticides can have a toxic effect on humans, and they can have both acute and chronic health effects, depending on the size and how people are exposed to them.
Some of the older, inexpensive pesticides may have persisted for years in soil and water. These chemicals have been banned from agricultural use in developed countries, but they are still used in many developing countries.
The people who face the greatest health risks from exposure to pesticides are those who handle these pesticides at work, homes or gardens.
Hello, take a look at this article, it has a lot of information about pesticides, their properties and the effects on human and animal health.
DOI: 10.1590/1809-4430-Eng.Agric.v40n6p769-776/2020
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Organophosphorus insecticides, as chlorpyrifos, receive an increasing consideration as potential endocrine disrupters. certain organophosphorus pesticides can affect the risk of breast cancer.
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DOI: 10.1177/0960327114559990
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