Pesticides

Pesticides are important when used as controlling pests in vegetable gardens, flowerbeds, or crawling around on the lawn. But does a pesticide do harm to people, especially women with a disease such as breast cancer? Our latest research seems to say so, with the effects of pesticides linked to breast cancer incidence, along with the overuse of antibiotics. But underlying these studies could be something else—the fact that some pesticides mimic estrogen, which causes it to attach to the body’s estrogen receptor site. Based on this information, it has been found that women with elevated levels of pesticides in the tissue of their breast, will test out at a greater breast cancer risk.

Natural pesticides are becoming popular due to the fact they have fewer side effects, also being able to break down in an easier manner than synthetic pesticides due. Pesticide poisoning can still occur with them as they are extremely poisonous, so reading pesticide labels is extremely important. Another name for natural pesticides is the organic pesticide, and both names refer to pesticides that come from natural sources, usually plants or minerals. The organic pesticides are usually insecticides as compared to diatomaceous earth or pyrethrum. Online are many websites on learning how to make natural pesticide, which saves on money and offers choices in the material. But they still are to be handled carefully, as the dangers of pesticides are long-term for not only people but also the earth.

DDT pesticides have a long history, going clear back to 1942 and the WWII era when it was used to control typhus, spread by the body louse. After that our government assigned the use of DDT pesticide as a control for mosquito borne malaria, and also a general agricultural insecticide. After that it became known as an environmental issue, slowing its usage down plus its disability to bioaccumulate in certain animals. Today, in the US its uses consist of public health vector control only.

The term ELISA for pesticides refers to Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay, which is based on an antibody-antigen reaction. Its use is to detect any environmentally harmful chemicals such as pesticides, especially in vegetables and fruit that are imported in large numbers. India was the first country to use ELISA, under CFTRI (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization). Other types of pesticide information that is available are pesticide water treatment, organic vs. synthetic pesticides, pesticide pollution, or biological pesticides.