A person who is exposed to small amounts of pesticides over a long period of time can experience the effects of chronic poisoning. This type of insecticide poisoning often causes physical and neurological effects such as nervousness, slow movement, twitching and a decline in good health. The bad effects of pesticides are allergic reaction, chronic poisoning and runoff.

Pesticides can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other vegetation. In addition to killing insects or weeds, pesticides can be toxic to a host of other organisms including birds, fish, beneficial insects, and non-target plants.

Children are especially vulnerable to pesticides because their bodies are still developing, and their diets and activities?such as playing on pesticide-treated lawns or eating a lot of fruits with pesticide residue?can result in high exposures.

Exposure to pesticides can occur in many ways. Farmers and farm workers can be exposed to pesticides in agriculture through the treatment of crops, plants and grain stores. Rural residents living next door to farms can be exposed to pesticide drift. Exposure can also occur in forestry, professional and domestic pest control, through the treatment of wood with preservatives, the treatment of boat hulls with anti-fouling agents, and the treatment of livestock with anti-parasitic preparations, e.g. sheep dip. In our towns and cities we are exposed to pesticides through the spraying of amenities, such as our parks, pavements and playgrounds. Many people buy pesticides off the shelf for home and garden use. And finally, pesticide residues found on, and in, our food also puts us at risk. Pesticides can be acutely toxic. This means that they can cause harmful or lethal effects after a single episode of ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. The symptoms are evident shortly after exposure or can arise within 48 hours. They can present as: Respiratory tract irritation, sore throat and/or cough, allergic sensitisation, eye and skin irritation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, loss of consciousness, extreme weakness, seizures and/or death.

Long term pesticide exposure has been linked to the development of Parkinson?s disease; asthma; depression and anxiety; attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and cancer, including leukaemia and non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma.

Agricultural pesticide drift contaminates children?s playgrounds Agro-ecology threatens the existence of a toxic pesticide industry. Pesticides can be grouped according to the types of pests which they kill

Insecticides - insects

Herbicides - plants

Rodenticides - rodents (rats and mice)

Bactericides - bacteria

Fungicides - fungi

Larvicides - larvae

To overcome the ill effects of pesticides, insect killing machines were developed such as Electric Fly Killer machine, Insect Killer Machine, etc.

Research Institute: https://www.pan-uk.org/health-effects-of-pesticides/

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A person who is exposed to small amounts of pesticides over a long period of time can experience the effects of chronic poisoning. This type of insecticide poisoning often causes physical and neurological effects such as nervousness, slow movement, twitching and a decline in good health. The bad effects of pesticides are allergic reaction, chronic poisoning and runoff.

Pesticides can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other vegetation. In addition to killing insects or weeds, pesticides can be toxic to a host of other organisms including birds, fish, beneficial insects, and non-target plants.

Children are especially vulnerable to pesticides because their bodies are still developing, and their diets and activities?such as playing on pesticide-treated lawns or eating a lot of fruits with pesticide residue?can result in high exposures.

Exposure to pesticides can occur in many ways. Farmers and farm workers can be exposed to pesticides in agriculture through the treatment of crops, plants and grain stores. Rural residents living next door to farms can be exposed to pesticide drift. Exposure can also occur in forestry, professional and domestic pest control, through the treatment of wood with preservatives, the treatment of boat hulls with anti-fouling agents, and the treatment of livestock with anti-parasitic preparations, e.g. sheep dip. In our towns and cities we are exposed to pesticides through the spraying of amenities, such as our parks, pavements and playgrounds. Many people buy pesticides off the shelf for home and garden use. And finally, pesticide residues found on, and in, our food also puts us at risk. Pesticides can be acutely toxic. This means that they can cause harmful or lethal effects after a single episode of ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. The symptoms are evident shortly after exposure or can arise within 48 hours. They can present as: Respiratory tract irritation, sore throat and/or cough, allergic sensitisation, eye and skin irritation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, loss of consciousness, extreme weakness, seizures and/or death.

Long term pesticide exposure has been linked to the development of Parkinson?s disease; asthma; depression and anxiety; attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and cancer, including leukaemia and non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma.

Agricultural pesticide drift contaminates children?s playgrounds Agro-ecology threatens the existence of a toxic pesticide industry. Pesticides can be grouped according to the types of pests which they kill

Insecticides - insects

Herbicides - plants

Rodenticides - rodents (rats and mice)

Bactericides - bacteria

Fungicides - fungi

Larvicides - larvae

To overcome the ill effects of pesticides, insect killing machines were developed such as Electric Fly Killer machine, Insect Killer Machine, etc.

Research Institute: https://www.pan-uk.org/health-effects-of-pesticides/

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