Abstract
Chemicals such as pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are used for plants and animals to boost production and ensure an adequate supply of food. However, when using these chemicals in excess of the maximum allowable limit in food can cause many unfortunate consequences for human health, from short-term effects such as headaches and nausea to chronic effects such as cancer, damaging organs and causing many diseases. The harms of many pesticides and plant protection to human health and ecosystems in Vietnam are something that scientists, newspapers and many organizations have warned against for many years. Plant protection drugs are toxic to humans and livestock, adversely affect public health, pollute the environment, and kill both insects and beneficial microorganisms, thereby creating conditions for stronger disease development. If using the wrong technique, it will quickly create resistance to the insecticide. Plant protection drugs sometimes leave toxic residues on agricultural products, poisoning users, reducing the quality and competitiveness of agricultural products. The article uses the method of analyzing and comparing data and numbers to determine the impact of pesticides on human life. This paper also focuses on analyzing the use of homestead, the disadvantages, limitations, and negatives of the drugs to life and to raise awareness of drug users.
Highlights
There are hundreds of studies around the world that have investigated the serious harmful effects of agricultural chemicals [1]
In 2010, the amount of drugs used by Vietnam was equal to 40% of the average use of the four major countries using pesticides in the world (USA, France, Japan, and Brazil) while Vietnam's GDP was only 3.3 % Of their average GDP (Figure 2)
Plant protection drugs are indispensable in agricultural production, but if used in excess, it will lead to very harmful consequences
Summary
There are hundreds of studies around the world that have investigated the serious harmful effects of agricultural chemicals [1]. Women who want to have a baby or be pregnant consume pesticides that can increase the risk of brain cancer in the fetus [2]. Pesticides enter the body to reduce the number of white blood cells and lymphocytes, which are used to prevent disease. They make the body unable to resist viruses and bacteria. Chlorpyrifos in the herbicides and pesticides reduce testosterone in men, and cause infertility and miscarriage in women [2]. This chemical is commonly found in fruits such as strawberries, apples and peaches. Pesticides are harmful to pregnant women as chemicals cause various birth defects in the fetus
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