A screening framework for pesticide substitution in agriculture

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An efficient LSPR method to quantitatively detect dimethoate: Development, characterization and evaluation

“…Because toxicity and the bioaccumulation effect, dimethoate is moderately toxic by ingestion, inhalation and dermal absorption. People with respiratory ailments, recent exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors, impaired cholinesterase production, or with liver malfunction may be at increased risk from exposure to dimethoate [ 6 – 8 ]. Dimethoate is one of the commonly used pesticides in the field of avocado, cereal, citrus, cotton, mango, peanut and pulse crops [ 9 , 10 ].…”

Trends and Perspectives in Immunosensors for Determination of Currently-Used Pesticides: The Case of Glyphosate, Organophosphates, and Neonicotinoids

“…Every year, millions of tons of pesticides are produced for agricultural purposes [1]. Due to this high demand, there is a toxicological risk that strongly impacts on human health [2], and on the ecosystems [3,4]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a pesticide is “ any substance, or mixture of substances, or micro-organisms including viruses, intended for repelling, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, nuisance pests, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport, or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feeding stuffs, or which may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies” [5].…”

“…Therefore, they can also reach other environmental compartments, such as the atmosphere, the surface, and underground waters where they can be absorbed by aquatic and terrestrial biota [10,11] among birds, fish, and mammals [12,13,14,15]. It is very complicated, currently, to reduce the use of pesticides [1] and the implementation of mitigation strategies [4,11,16]. The rapid determination and continuous monitoring of both pesticides and their metabolites is an extremely important point to guarantee the respect of the legal limits [8].…”

A Review on the Concentration of the Pesticides in Milk, Dairy Products, Vegetables and Fruits

“…Since the green revolution of the 60s the use of pesticides in agriculture to protect plants from pests, plant regulators, desiccant, in public health protection to protect humans from vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever has been increased many folds. As per estimation the global annual consumption of the pesticides is approximately 3.5 million tonnes (Steingrímsdóttir et al, 2018) and is increasing by 4% annually. An application of pesticides improves the crop quality and soil health by controlling pests and plant diseases, controls pests like termites, cockroach harmful to human activities and structure.…”