date:Jan 07, 2013
portance and use after World War II. They have helped increase agricultural productivity through the control of insects and other pests. Since pesticides are inherently poisons to kill pests, there has been concern on their potential adverse effect on human health. It is felt that the human health effects of residual pesticides may be latent and the large-scale use of DDT and its negative effect on human health is an example. DDT is one of the best known synthetic pesticides and has been linked