Pesticides are not bio-degradable, are highly toxic and find their way into ground water and water bodies, contaminating them and rendering them unfit for drinking purposes.
Pesticides enter the water supply in the first place only because of the agriculture system which used them. Find below some of the pesticides you can find in the food you eat
S. No | Food Product | Contaminant Pesticides |
1 | Apples | Captan, Endosulfan, Phosmet, Diphenylamine |
2 | Carbaryl, Thiabendazone, Diazinon | |
3 | Broccoli | Demeton, Dimethoate, Parathion, DCPA |
4 | Cantaloupes | Endosulfan,Dimethoate,Methamidophos, Methyl Parathion |
5 | Cabbage | Fenvalerate, Permethrin, BHC, Dimethoate |
6 | Carrots | Parathion, DDT, Diazinon, Trifluralin |
7 | Cauliflower | Diazion, Endosulfan, Methamidophos, Dimethoate |
8 | Corn | Carbaryl, Dieldrin, Lindane, Sulfallate |
9 | Cucumbers | Endosulfan, Methamidophos, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate |
10 | Grapes | Dicloran, Captan, Iprodione, Dimethoate |
11 | Green Beans | Chlorothalonil, Endosulfan, Dimethoate, Acephate |
12 | Oranges | Ethion, Chlorpyrifos, Carbary, Methidathion, Parathin, |
13 | DDT, Malathion, Ethion, DCPA, Diazinon | |
14 | Pears | Ethion,Phosmet, Endosulfan, Cyhexatin, Azinphos-methyl |
15 | Peaches | Captan, Carbaryl, Dicloran, Parathion, Endosulfan |
16 | Potatoes | Chlordane, DDT, Aldicarb, Chlorpropham, Dieldrin |
17 | Strawberries | Methyl Parathion, Endosulfan, Vinclozolin, Captan |
18 | Spinach | Methomyl, Endosulfan, DDT, Dimethoate |
19 | Tomatoes | Permethrin, Methamidophos, Chlropyrifos, Dimethoate |
20 | Watermelon | Chlorothalonil, Methamidophos, Carbaryl, Captan |
Above mentioned pesticides are banned in many countries, but it is widely used in countries like India without knowing the harmful effects it creates on humans, wildlife and environment.
See Also :
Pesticides and it's contamination in food products
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