Aquatic ecosystems put at risk due to pesticide use!
ByBy now you probably know that farmers and others use pesticides for agricultural purposes, and you may know the advantages of it, but do you know the disadvantages? Pesticide use goes way back many, many years ago, although since then the pesticides we use now have been altered. They’re used for things like genetically modifying plants and keeps those unwanted pests away, but it so much more then that. Research proves that pesticides have been leaking through the soil and ending up in lakes, rivers and oceans. This causes an unfortunate problem for the aquatic ecosystems.
The health of the ecosystem is put at risk. The pesticides can damage the plants and nutrients needed to support an ecosystem. If these necessities are damaged it will cause problems with the cycle of life in these animals. They will run out of food, get sick due to the chemical exposure, and die which puts a decrease in the population. These pesticides can cause issues with the reproduction of more sea life.
If the water is contaminated, many other ecosystems can be effected as well as human life. Animals from various ecosystems rely on these bodies of water to survive. By drinking contaminated water, their health is put at risk and they could get sick or even die. The same outcome goes for humans who consume the contaminated water as well. Stinging eyes, rashes, blisters, blindness, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, and death are all symptoms of pesticide exposure.
Pesticide information
Pesticides have short lives, so the probability of the water getting contaminated is pretty low. Although that is true, the more this process occurs, the more build up is formed. Another thing to determine the level of toxicity the pesticide holds, is the concentration of lethal dose within. The lower the lethal dose concentration, the higher the toxicity.
