Mgs.

Andrés Herrera Yela

Toxic chemical substance or a mixture of them

Used to kill the pests and insects which are

consider harmful for crops, animals or humans

Different kinds of pesticides have been used for

crop protection for centuries

But they has a negative impact on the

environment
 Used to control
organisms that are Used to
considered to be harmful kill mosquitoes that can
for crops, animals or transmit malaria
humans

Used to kill insects,

But they can also weeds, rodents, fungi,
kill bees, wasps or ants but they can cause
pollution.

Use of pesticides can

cause the destruction of
biodiversity
 Pesticides can be clasificated in different ways
Classification of pesticides

By their specific
action

By their chemical
composition

By their persistence
 By their specific
action

According to the
pest they control

Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Bactericides

 Organochlorines

Inorganic Organophospates
By their chemical
composition
Organic Carbamates

Chlorophenols

Pyrethroids
 Organochlorines
Contaminat
They are highly effects persist
Chlorine molecule
harmful to the over time.
compounds
environment Persistent organic
pollutants (POPs)
 Organophosphates
They are highly
Have low
Are esters of harmful to the
persistence in
phosphoric human health.
to the
acid Can cause
environment
nerve diseases.
 Non persistent

How long persist en Moderately

the environment persistent
By their persistence

Persistent

Permanent

Type Half life Example

Non persistent 0-12 weeks Malathion (OP)
Moderately 3-12 months Atrazine
persistent
Persistent 1-20 years DDT (OC)
Permanent More than 20 years Mercurial
pesticides
 Resist degradation and remain in the
environment for years

POPs can volatilize and travel through

the atmosphere to be deposited in other
regions

Some have the ability

to bioaccumulate in organisms

POPs may cause endocrine, respiratory

and other diseases
 Affects soil
Soil pollution
microorganisms

Pesticide effects in Cause death of

Water pollution
to the environment aquatic organisms

Air pollution Cause acid rain

 The use of Human Respiratory problems
pesticides can health
Skin irritation
improve agriculture
Birth defects

Genetic alterations
But also altered the
food chain and the Nerve disorders
ecosystem.
Cancer

Can cause diseases

in humans and
animals
Manual remove of weeds

Cropping species that are naturally

more resistant

Organic Agriculture

Placing traps for vermin

Biothechnology (GMO Resitance genes)