Pesticides can kill their target pests but may also harm other organisms, including humans. Because many organisms share similar biological mechanisms, the effects of pesticides often are not specific to one type of organism. Pesticides work by interfering with necessary biological mechanisms in pests. 7ĭata source: US Environmental Protection Agency 8 click to zoom Insect repellents, disinfectants, antibiotics, lice treatments, preservatives in cosmeticsĪn assessment in 1992 found that 85 percent of all US households have at least one pesticide in storage, and a survey the same year in Minnesota found that on a per-acre basis urban dwellers use herbicides for lawn care at rates equal to those used by farmers for food production.
Insect control, rodent control, mold and mildew control, antimicrobial cleaners and clothing, flea spraysĭisinfectants and preservatives, pest control applied to livestock Pest control on private lawns, golf courses, sports fields, parks, school grounds, church grounds, roadsides Pest control or preservatives in home vegetable and fruit gardens and orchards, flower gardens, preservatives in wooden structures Pesticides are used mainly in agriculture, but large quantities are also used in many other places: Site Sources: Scorecard, 4 PAN 5 and Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy 6 *Highly restricted or banned by the US EPA, European Union, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and/or Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent as of 2011 3 Nematicides kill plant-parasitic nematodesĪntimicrobials kill various microorganisms, generally in preservatives, sterilizers and disinfectants Some Common Pesticides OrganochlorinesĬhromium VI compounds (hexavalent chromium)
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