Current status of pesticide effects on environment, human health and it's eco-friendly management as bioremediation: A comprehensive review

VM Pathak, VK Verma, BS Rawat, B Kaur… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pesticides are either natural or chemically synthesized compounds that are used to control a
variety of pests. These chemical compounds are used in a variety of sectors like food …

Agriculture development, pesticide application and its impact on the environment

M Tudi, H Daniel Ruan, L Wang, J Lyu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are indispensable in agricultural production. They have been used by farmers to
control weeds and insects, and their remarkable increases in agricultural products have …

Pesticide pestilence: global scenario and recent advances in detection and degradation methods

A Raj, A Dubey, MA Malla, A Kumar - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased anthropogenic activities are confronted as the main cause for rising
environmental and health concerns globally, presenting an indisputable threat to both …

Pesticide research on environmental and human exposure and risks in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review

S Fuhrimann, C Wan, E Blouzard, A Veludo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
On the African continent, ongoing agriculture intensification is accompanied by the
increasing use of pesticides, associated with environmental and public health concerns …

Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in fish from a global biodiversity hotspot: iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

A Buah-Kwofie, MS Humphries, L Pillay - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used extensively in the eastern regions of
South Africa for agricultural and malaria control purposes, yet few data exist on the local …

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area

R Gerber, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

Organochlorine pesticide contamination of foods in Africa: incidence and public health significance

LA Thompson, WS Darwish, Y Ikenaka… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used worldwide, particularly in Africa, for
several decades. Although many are banned, several African countries still use OCPs …

DDT and malaria prevention: addressing the paradox

H Bouwman, H Van den Berg… - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background The debate regarding dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in malaria
prevention and human health is polarized and can be classified into three positions: anti …

Pesticide use in South Africa: one of the largest importers of pesticides in Africa

L Quinn, J de Vos, M Fernandes-Whaley, C Roos… - 2011 - diva-portal.org
South Africa is a diverse country, with a diverse environment that is home to more than 49
000 000 people. Pesticide usage is very often necessary to maintain both agricultural …

Spent waste from edible mushrooms offers innovative strategies for the remediation of persistent organic micropollutants: A review

A Ghose, S Mitra - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Urgent and innovative strategies for removal of persistent organic micropollutants (OMPs) in
soil, groundwater, and surface water are the need of the hour. OMPs detected in …