STUDY OF CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER BY REGULAR USES OF PESTICIDES IN AGRICULTURE

Abstract

A pesticide has been the prospective to contaminate groundwater resources as well as it has been become a courteous matter intercontinental. Ground water is a vital role in reservoir for life, as it pesticides dissolve easily from various causes through anthropogenic pursuit. There are many indirectly and directly pathways for pesticides to expand in groundwater, together with percolate, rainfall, and agricultural and soil runoff; However, occasionally the concentration appears to be lower than the acute toxicity level. However, its long-term vulnerability shows long-term effects on human health. Furthermore, a wide range of pesticides are known to have acute and chronic effects on human health even at low concentrations. Understanding the toxic effects of pesticides is of great interest for human, animal and environmental health risk assessment processes. In this context, several working organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Environmental Protection Agency, are working to reduce and manage pesticide pollution by providing guidelines for good pesticide use practices. Here, we have discussed the mechanism of pesticide pollution along with its transport from land surface to aquatic life. In addition, the harmful effects of pesticides on human health and promising solutions to reduce pesticide pollution are also discussed.