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Synthetic Effect to animals Effect to human Effects to Envoronment

inputs
. Chemicals are affecting aqu Human exposure to Environmental toxicologists
atic environments and may be hazardous chemicals ca aim to understand the effects
coming back ... Coast to study n occur at the source or of chemicals and physical
chemicals the effects of the pollutants the chemical ... you sick agents — such as dust, mould,
on these marine animals. or cause adverse health cigarette smoke, vehicle
effects, or have exhaust, pesticides, radiation
any affect on your and heavy metals — on both
health. human health and ecosystems
Pets may be exposed when Pesticides can cause Pesticides are used to kill the
we use pesticides in and short-term adverse pests and insects which attack
around our homes and
health effects, called on crops and harm them.
gardens.
Pesticides are used on acute effects, as well as Different kinds of pesticides
petsand livestock to get chronic adverse effects have been used for crop
rid of fleas, ticks and that can occur months protection for centuries.
mosquitoes. or years after exposure. Pesticides benefit the crops;
Animals may eat mice and Examples of acute however, they also impose a
rats that were poisoned by
health effects include serious negative impact on the
pesticides.
Animals may eat stinging eyes, rashes, environment. Excessive use of
pesticide pesticides that smell blisters, blindness, pesticides may lead to the
attractive, such as a nausea, dizziness, destruction of biodiversity.
rodent, gopher, or slug diarrhea and death. Many birds, aquatic organisms
baits. Examples of known and animals are under the
Livestock and honeybees
chronic effects are threat of harmful pesticides
may be exposed to
pesticides from direct cancers, birth defects, for their survival. Pesticides
application, applications to reproductive harm, are a concern for sustainability
barns and pastures, neurological and of environment and global
or drift from nearby developmental toxicity, stability.
agricultural crops. immunotoxicity, and
Wildlife may also be
disruption of the
unintentionally exposed to
pesticides by eating endocrine system.
poisoned animals or
application of forestry
pesticides.

The misuse It's common to find Fertilisers provide nutrients


fertilizer of fertilizer often has plant fertilizer in homes for plants. Nutrients needed in
negative effects on fish and gardens, but plant the largest quantities in
and other foods can be ... growth, agriculture are nitrogen,
aquatic animals. Algae but it can be very phosphorus and potassium.
feed off of the nutrients dangerous when The adverse publicity given by
in fertilizers, using up present at high levels the media to agriculture's role
oxygen ... in humans. in polluting the environment
may make farmers feel guilty
about using fertiliser.
However, reducing fertiliser
input can lead to reduced
plant growth which can
aggravate problems such as
soil erosion.

fungicides have caused effect of fungicides is Fungicides are arguably a


systemic poisoning phytotoxicity, or a predominant input to agro-
fungicide in animals such ..... the other toxic effect ecosystems. Regular
domestic animals for on beneficial plants. application of fungicides poses
adverse effects of ... fungicide use may a potential risk to the
thiabendazole contribute to resistanceenvironment with
against medications multifaceted impact [5] on
in humans soil, water, and air affecting a
wide range of organisms.
Hence, there is an increasing
demand to reduce the use of
chemical fungicides and the
development of eco-friendly
and effective products for
managing fungal pathogens
affecting crop plants.
Liquid , aquatic species are still dying Plant food," also known Environmental Implications of
fertilizer ... Fertilizers contain high as plant fertilizer, is Excess Fertilizer and Manure o
levels of nitrogen and commonly used on n Water Quality ... Some of
phosphorus, which can lead plants in homes ... these impacts include algae
to oxygen depletion, growth, but it can be blooms causing the depletion
overgrowth of vegetation, very dangerous when of ... As these aquatic plants
and fish kills. . present at high levels die, microorganisms use
in humans. the organic matter as a food
source.

BENGIE H. COLUMBRES

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