Effect of Pesticide on Agriculture Soil and their Biodegradation by Soil Bacteria
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Biodegradation, Pesticide, Agricultural Soil, Soil BacteriaAbstract
Pesticides play a pivotal role in agriculture for the effective production of various crops. The indiscriminate use of pesticides results in the significant bioaccumulation of pesticide residues in vegetables. This situation is beyond the control of consumers and poses a serious health issue for human beings. Occupational exposure to pesticides may occur for farmers, agricultural workers, and industrial producers of pesticides. This occupational exposure primarily causes food and water contamination that gets into humans and environmental pollution. Depending on the toxicity of pesticides, the causes and effects differ in the environment and in human health. The number of criteria used and the method of implementation employed to assess the effect of pesticides on humans and the environment have been increasing, as they may provide characterization of pesticides that are already on the market as well as those that are on the way. The biological control of pests has been increasing nowadays to combat all these effects caused by synthetic pesticides.
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