Md Faruque Ahmad, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Abdulrahman A Alsayegh, Md Zeyaullah, Abdullah M AlShahrani, Khursheed Muzammil, Abdullah Ali Saati, Shadma Wahab, Ehab Y Elbendary, Nahla Kambal, Mohamed H Abdelrahman, Sohail Hussain
Pesticides are chemical constituents used to prevent or control pests, including insects, rodents, fungi, weeds, and other unwanted organisms. Despite their advantages in crop production and disease management, the use of pesticides poses significant hazards to the environment and public health. Pesticide elements have now perpetually entered our atmosphere and subsequently contaminated water, food, and soil, leading to health threats ranging from acute to chronic toxicities. Pesticides can cause acute toxicity if a high dose is inhaled, ingested, or comes into contact with the skin or eyes, while prolonged or recurrent exposure to pesticides leads to chronic toxicity...
April 15, 2024: Heliyon