The adverse ecological effects occur from pesticides at all levels of biological organization. Th... more The adverse ecological effects occur from pesticides at all levels of biological organization. The effects can be global or local, temporary or permanent, or short-lived (acute) or long-term (chronic). The most serious effects involve loss in production, changes in growth, development and/or behavior, altered diversity or community structure, changes in system processes (such as nutrient cycling), and losses of valuable species. Pesticides can directly and indirectly impact non-target organisms like plants, bees and other pollinators, beneficial insects, fish, livestock, wildlife, humans and pollute environments like water, ground water, air and soil. The majority of pesticide have the nature of adsorbing (binding of chemicals to soil particles), persistence (ability of a pesticide to remain present and active for a long time), and volatility (the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor). They can be degraded by microbial action-destroying pesticide in soils, by photo de...
The adverse ecological effects occur from pesticides at all levels of biological organization. Th... more The adverse ecological effects occur from pesticides at all levels of biological organization. The effects can be global or local, temporary or permanent, or short-lived (acute) or long-term (chronic). The most serious effects involve loss in production, changes in growth, development and/or behavior, altered diversity or community structure, changes in system processes (such as nutrient cycling), and losses of valuable species. Pesticides can directly and indirectly impact non-target organisms like plants, bees and other pollinators, beneficial insects, fish, livestock, wildlife, humans and pollute environments like water, ground water, air and soil. The majority of pesticide have the nature of adsorbing (binding of chemicals to soil particles), persistence (ability of a pesticide to remain present and active for a long time), and volatility (the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor). They can be degraded by microbial action-destroying pesticide in soils, by photo de...
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