Showing posts with label DDT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DDT. Show all posts

Jun 7, 2015

Pesticides and it's contamination in food products


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.
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Jun 1, 2015

Pesticides and its effects on Environment



S. No
Trade Name
Long-term effects
1
Damages Nervous System
2
2,4,5 – T (Trichloropheonoxyaceticacid)
Causes cancer, birth defects, toxic to fish
3
BHC ( Betahexachlorocyclohexane ) / Lindane
Birth defects, Leukemia suspect, toxic to fish, miscarriage
4
Aldrin / Endrin / Dieldrin
Birth defects, toxic to wild life
5
PCP ( Pentachlorophenol )
Skin disease, liver damage, Nervous system damage
6
Paraquat
Lung scarring, no antidote
7
DDT( Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
Damages liver, brain and lungs, toxic to wild life
8
DBCP ( Dibromochloropropane)
Male sterility, cancer risks, persists in water
9
EDB(Ethylene Dibromide )
Very persistent, causes cancer, birth defects, lung and liver damage
10
Toxic to wild life, leukemia suspect, human carcinogen
11
Camphechlor
Cancer suspect, toxic to fish
12
Chlordimeform
Bladder damage, Cancer suspect
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