Abstract:Abstract-Pesticides, human health and safety of environment is of global concern. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used for several decades in development of agriculture and protection of public health. Their low degradation nature, accumulation in living beings, biomagnification and biological effects in natural exposure and animal experimentation led to the legislation of allowable concentrations. This legislation was intended to prevent the exposure of the general population to harmful levels of t… Show more
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