Sanitation Environmental Health Pesticides and Environmental Pollution

Abstract

The policy on the use of pesticides in their consumption in agriculture has many as-pects that must be observed, such as the incidence of pests, when the right pest spraying is carried out, what dose is by the recommendations listed on the label, good and correct spraying methods, and so on. The original nature of this pesticide is extremely dangerous, so in its use must be very careful. Pesticides are very dangerous and can affect the functions of human organs. Toxins from pesticides can penetrate the tissues of the human body through 3 routes of entry, namely through the mouth (ingestion), respiratory tract (inhalation), skin. affect the level of human health. Some of the consequences of using pesticides in agriculture are: Risks for user safety in the form of direct pesticide contamination, chronic poisoning can give rise to indications of headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and so on; The risk for consumers is in the form of poisoning residues (residual residues) of pesticides in agricultural products; Risks to the biotic environment in the form of risks to humans, animals, or plants in the area where pesticides are used; While the impact on the abiotic environment on the use of pesticides is that it can cause environmental pollution (soil, air, and water) with all its impacts. Approximately 40% of deaths in the world are caused by environmental pollution, including from plants consumed by humans, while of the 80 thousand types of pesticides and other chemicals used, almost 10% are carcinogenic or can cause cancer. Cancer research also mentioned that 1.4 million cancers in the world are caused by pesticides.