Synthetic pesticides since the beginning of their use have been found in all .
Residues of synthetic pesticides have been .
recovered in many major river systems, soil, fish, reptiles, birds, and humans .
as well. Synthetic pesticides are becoming more widely used than ever before, .
but should we be using them. I am going to explore the cost and benefits of .
using synthetic pesticides on both the environment as well as humans.
One of the most widely known synthetic pesticides is DDT or otherwise known as .
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. DDT is part of the group of synthetic .
pesticides known as chlorinated hydrocarbons. DDT was originally discovered by .
accident by a German Graduate Student in 1873, but was not put into full use .
until 1939 when Paul Mueller discovered that DDT was most effective in .
controlling malaria carrying misquotes. DDT became so popular in the control of .
mosquitoes that over four billion pounds were used world wide in 1940.
Although DDT was very popular around the world, little was known about he .
effects that the poison could have on the environment as well as animals, .
including humans. DDT was initially thought to be harmless to humans" because of .
its use on soldiers to kill lice; little to no side effects was detected. .
However, DDT was discovered to be stored in the fat of animals and build up .
over time, which has the ability to cause chronic poisoning. " Scientists .
disagree about how much DDT is poisonous, but it is known that the .
average person is storing potentially harmful amounts." (Carson 22). .
The EPA banned all uses of DDT in the United States in 1973, and many .
countries all around the world have followed in the footsteps of the United .
States. Currently, Western environmental extremists are pushing for the world-.
wide ban on DDT, which could cause millions of deaths in malaria prone nations .
around the world. "The banning of its domestic use led to its diminished .
Pesticides may be naturally occurring substances or synthetic (man-made). ... Another natural pesticide is salt. ... Synthetic pesticides, such as DDT, are made in the lab. ... Many people are frightened by pesticides and thoughts of pesticide residues in food supplies. ... DDT was the first synthetic pesticide widely used for insect control. ...
Pesticides may be naturally occurring substances or synthetic (man-made). ... Another natural pesticide is salt. ... Synthetic pesticides, such as DDT, are made in the lab. ... Many people are frightened by pesticides and thoughts of pesticide residues in food supplies. ... DDT was the first synthetic pesticide widely used for insect control. ...
Pesticide Use in Agriculture -A Controversy Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, which kill insects, weeds, and are harmful to humans. ... Synthetic pesticides are chemical compounds; some are more toxic than others. Synthetic pesticides can release compounds that are more toxic than the original pesticides when they break down in the environment. ... No pesticide is considered "safe." ... There is not much to do but to keep on adding more pesticides. ...
Rachel Carson was the first contributor to pesticide enforcements that we looked at. ... The main chemicals that she focused on were DDT's and other chlorinated pesticides like TEPP. ... Carson has been a large influence on the topic of pesticides. Robert Van Den Bosch was another contributor to the issue of Pesticide Control. ... These abnormalities were caused by more than 50 synthetic chemical compounds that either mimic the action, or disrupt the normal function, of the powerful hormones responsible for sexual development and many other biological functions. ...
Rachel Carson was the first contributor to pesticide enforcements that we looked at. ... The main chemicals that she focused on were DDT's and other chlorinated pesticides like TEPP. ... Carson has been a large influence on the topic of pesticides. Robert Van Den Bosch was another contributor to the issue of Pesticide Control. ... These abnormalities were caused by more than 50 synthetic chemical compounds that either mimic the action, or disrupt the normal function, of the powerful hormones responsible for sexual development and many other biological functions. ...
Rachel Carson was the first contributor to pesticide enforcements that we looked at. ... The main chemicals that she focused on were DDT's and other chlorinated pesticides like TEPP. ... Carson has been a large influence on the topic of pesticides. Robert Van Den Bosch was another contributor to the issue of Pesticide Control. ... These abnormalities were caused by more than 50 synthetic chemical compounds that either mimic the action, or disrupt the normal function, of the powerful hormones responsible for sexual development and many other biological functions. ...
Pesticides may be organic products, such as nicotine, or synthetic chemical products, such as paraquat. ... DDT) which are persistent in air and water and remain for a long time in body fat; organophosphates (e.g. parathion) which damage the nervous system and were originally developed as nerve gases in the First World War; phenoxyacetic acids (e.g. 2,4,5-T, 2,4-D which combined made up Agent Orange); carbamates (e.g. aldicarb) which destroy an enzyme necessary to a pest's nervous system; and synthetic pyrethroids (cypermethrin, deltamethrin etc). ... At present, the environmental effects...
Environmental estrogens are a variety of natural compounds, and synthetic chemicals that are like the female sex hormone, estrogen. ... Synthetic environmental estrogens, can be found in insecticides, and plastics and the chemical diethylstilbestrol which has been used to prevent miscarriage and to enhance growth in livestock and poultry. They can also be found in pesticides. 3. ...
Carson claims that all the use of these chemicals and the rapid rate which man is producing synthetic chemicals are slowly and inadvertently poisoning the earth, our food and our bodies. ... Her argument and support help people understand that the spread of synthetic chemicals is a serious issue that threatening the future generation and could lead to disastrous consequences for humanity. ... As presented in the essay the use of pesticides has at least a couple of negative effects on the pests themself. ... These chemical pesticides are supposed to be helping us, but instead it's having ...