 Département: chimie

 Filière : master métrologie qualité

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT AND

HUMAN HEALTH EFFECT OF
PESTICIDES
encadré par :
 M.SIDKI
Réalisé par :
 BOUMHAOUI Mohammed
 PLAN

1 Introduction

2 Human health effect of pesticides

3 Environmental effect of pesticides

4 conclusion
 Introduction
• What are pesticides ?
pesticides

Insecticide Herbicides Fungicides Rodenticides Bactericides

 Human health effect of pesticide

Acute (Immediate) Health Effects

Irritating to skin Irritating eyes Vomiting & nausia Respiratory tract

 Human health effect of pesticide

Acute (Immediate) Health Effects

Loss of consciousness Allergic reaction numbness Diarrhea

 Human health effect of pesticide
Acute (Immediate) Health Effects

Loss of appetite Mascule weakness& Giddiness &

Abdominal pain headache
(Annorexia) mascule twitching dizziness
 Human health effect of pesticide

Chronic (Long-term) Health Effects

Chronic effects may not appear for weeks, months or even years after exposure,
include cancer and other tumors;
brain and nervous system damage;
infertility and other reproductive problems,
 Environmental effect of pesticide

On wildlife

Acute Poisoning: short exposures to some pesticides may kill animals

Chronic Poisoning: exposure to non-lethal levels of pesticides over extended
periods can cause reproductive effects.
Secondary Poisoning:
• Predators become sick after feeding on dead or dying animals poisoned by
pesticides.
• Pesticide residues move up the food chain.
Indirect Effects: adverse effects caused by the modification or elimination of
wildlife habitat or food supply.
 Environmental effect of pesticides
on air
 Number of pesticides detected in air.
 Source of exposure to pesticides through inhalation.
 Long-range movement of long-lived pesticides documented:
• DDT and other organochlorine pesticides detected in Arctic;because
they are resistant to environmental degradation
 Transport of pesticides from application sites to sensitive areas 
 Environmental effect of pesticides

on soil :
 Pesticides can move in the environment via the soil by two methods: erosion and
leaching
• Erosion: soil particles which are transported by wind and water.
• Leaching: downward movement of pesticides in the soil through cracks and pores
 Pesticides affect properties of soil.
• The more organic matter in the soil
• Soil texture
• Soil acidity (pH)
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Environmental effect of pesticides

on water
Pesticides most frequently detected in ground water and surface water.
 Factors strongly associated with pesticide contamination of ground water are:

• High pesticide usage in the area

• High recharge of ground water by precipitation or irrigation
• High soil permeability