A REVIEW ON PESTICIDES IN YAMUNA RIVER AND ITS IMPACT ON VEGETABLES GROWN NEARBY AREAS

Abstract

Pesticides are particularly toxic and deadly for animals and humans alike. They pose hazards to customers, pedestrians, and staff during manufacturing, transportation. Pesticides are hazardous for animals and also for food crops even after washing and peeling. Pesticides decrease soil fertility and, in the absence of pesticides, the quality of soil has been found to be more with the added benefit of increased water preservation. Various pesticides are highly poisonous and these pesticides may contribute to the death of humans and animals except in quite small quantities, while exposure to a vast quantity of nearly any pesticide will trigger long term illness. As they are less stable and potentially harmful compared to organochlorine pesticides, this has increased the use of organophosphorus pesticides. This paper examines the status of pesticides and their effect on vegetables in Yamuna River. Farmers use a larger range of pesticides for high crop yields. A recent research confirmed that the excessive usage by farmers on the Yamuna floodplains of fertilizers and pesticides leads to poison the river water, its floodplains and groundwater, as well as vegetables and fruits grown nearby. This paper addresses the status of pesticides in Yamuna River and their impact on vegetables (Central Population Control Board).