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Introduction Contaminants being introduced into the environment that causes injury or distress to other living organisms or deteriorates the environment is called pollution. Chemical substances or energy, viz. heat, light, or noise, can be contaminants. It can be naturally occurring energy or compounds, but when they exceed natural levels, they are categorized as pollutants (Özkara et al., 2016). As a result of technical breakthroughs, tens of thousands of chemicals manufactured in various disciplines are brought to market every year. As a result, people have been exposed to a number of broad-spectrum chemicals in recent years . Pesticides are substances or mixtures of chemical compounds used to control, repel, destroy, or alleviate pests. Agricultural pesticides have been used by farmers to protect their crops from pests and increase productivity. Crop protection, vector-borne disease control, and food preservation are all benefits of agricultural pesticides . The use of pesticides in agricultural methods around the world has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, leading to the accumulation of residues in numerous environmental aspects. Pesticide contamination of surface wat

Author

Dhaneshwaree Asem; Mahima Kumari; L. Robindro Singh; Mayank Bhushan

Publisher

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780323960021

Subjects

Science, Technology, Engineering