it briefly describes about the current scenario and impact of pesticides . how much damage it has caused , where India stands in all of these. at the end it will also suggest about some alternatives and technologies that can replace these harmful chemicals.

1. Researchpaperon
Impact of Pesticide on
environment and health
A presentation report by
Akasa wings

2. Topics covered-
• INTRODUCTION
• CURRENT SCENERIO
• FACTORS INVOLVED
• WHERE INDIA STANDS?
• PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT
• ALTERNATIVES AND TECHNOLOGY

3. • Pesticides – ace creation of
science
• Benefited fields such as forensic,
public health ,domestic sphere
and forestry.
INTRODUCTION

4. *Figpesticideconsumption
fig 1 shows the countries with greatest consumption of
pesticides

5. Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides
China NA NA NA
India 6.8 37.2 9.4
Other Asia 24.4 41 19.2
Middle East/North
Africa
9.7 19.5 14.1
Sub-Saharan Africa 11.7 9.7 9
Latin
America/Caribbea
n
85.8 39.8 31.8
All developing 138.4 147.2 83.6
Transitional 35.6 7.9 23.2
Industrialized 337.8 163.4 190.4
World 511.8 318.4 297.2
*Table 1

6. In India 76% of the
pesticides used is
insecticides , as
against 44%
globally.

7. ThenumberoneconsumerofpesticidesisChina,where3,981,548,455poundsareappliedeveryyear.The
UnitedStatesisthenextlargestconsumerofpesticides,applying850,984,332poundsannually.
Rank Country
Annual Pesticide
Consumption (millions of
kilograms)
1 China 1,806
2 United States 386
3 Argentina 265
4 Thailand 87
5 Brazil 76
6 Italy 63
7 France 62
8 Canada 54
9 Japan 52
10 India 40
*Table 2

8. Reasons for
extensive usage of
pesticides

9. •Improving productivity
•Protection of crop losses/yield
reduction
•Vector disease control
•Quality of food
•Cheap

10. Curbing soil
infertility?
•Consumption of pesticides grew at an
average annual rate of 5.2% in the past
15 years, outpacing the 2.6% growth
in agricultural output.
•Nearly 33% of the worlds high quality
food producing land had been lost

11. *Figure 2: agriculture land (% of area)
Figure 2 clearly shows the decline rate in the percentage of
agricultural land since 1995 across the globe

12. PesticidePoisoningofWildlife
Almost all of the 1,700 most endangered plants and animals in
the US are likely to be harmed by two widely used pesticides,
an alarming new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
analysis has found.
Pesticide Poisoning of Wildlife

13. DDT induced egg shell thinning has specially affected
European and north American bird populations.
Some types of fungicides slightly toxic to birds and
mammals may kill earthworms. Which in turn reduce
the number of birds.
The parquet when sprayed onto bird eggs, causes growth
abnormalities in embryos and reduces the number of
chicks that hatch successfully.
At least three million people are poisoned by pesticides
every year.
Approx 67 million birds die each year due to pesticides
run off in the air.

14. Causes of animal extinction
Hunting and pesticides
Habitat destruction
Introduction to invasive
species
23% of animal extinction is due to pesticides and hunting

15. Three chemicals used as pesticides arsenic, ethylene oxide, lindane are among agents
rated as group 1 carcinogens or conclusive causes of lung cancer

16. In the eco- system, everything is balanced. When a specific
matter is increased then the vibration and activism in
ecosystem get hampered. Our soil, water bodies, trees- all
are part of the ecosystem, when ecosystem become
imbalanced then a consequence occurs in the food chain.

17. Why India continues to use lethal pesticides?

18. Death of cotton farmers due to pesticide poisoning in
the Vidarbha region raises vital questions about the
government's attitude towards regulation of toxic
pesticides

19. • monocrotophos and oxydemetonmethyl—are classified as
Class I pesticides by the World Health Organization (WHO)
because of their acute toxicity.
• They are banned in several countries, including the EU(
European union).
• However, they are widely used in India. In fact, 18 Class I
pesticides are registered for use under the Central
Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC),
which looks after pesticide registration.
Lax rules for risky
pesticides

20. SPRINGDAY
How a courageous woman took on the
chemical industry and raised important
questions about humankind's impact
on nature.
By RACHEL CARSON

21. So is their any alternative
for poisonous pesticides?

22. Robots can replace pesticides
in AI revolution?

23. To reduce the risk of health problems
from pesticides there are several things
you can do:
Identify the least-toxic way to control your
pest; learn about Integrated Pest Management
(IPM).
Read all precautions and warnings on the label
prior to use. These are intended to help you
prevent harmful exposures.
Take steps to minimize your exposure, even
when using low toxicity pesticides.

24. •BARRIERS AND TRAPS
•COLLARS
•NETTING
•COFFEE CAN TRAP
•STICKY BOARD
•TRAP PLANTS
•BENEFICIAL INSECTS
•COMPANION PLANTING
•CROP ROTATION
•DIVERSIFIED PLANTING
•LOW TOXICITY PESTICIDES

26. Reference:
• Down to earth organisation.
• Insights mind maps.
• Modern nag organisation.
• National pesticide information centre (NPIC).
• Agricultural economics research review.
• Maps of India organisation.