PPT-Pesticides and human health: old and emerging issues

Dr Atanu Sarkar MBBS PhD MES Assistant Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Division of Community Health and Humanities Faculty of Medicine Memorial University Synergy session. Kelly Hammond. History. As early as 1000 BC mankind has attempted to control pests. The Greek poet Homer cited sulfur as an early insecticide.. The Chinese used arsenic as an insecticide by 900 AD.. By the mid-nineteenth century there began to be success using chemicals such as pyrethrum and Bordeaux mixture (copper sulfate, lime and water.). maintain is, that the whole result of the Protestant Reformation was an enormous gain to this country. And l confidently assert that England before the Reformation was as unlike England after the Refo Text pages 52-57. 2. What are pests?. Pest:. . An organism that is harmful or inconvenient to people. . . 3. What are pests?. Examples: . dandelions. , rodents,. . insects. , . micro-organisms. 4. Dr. Cora J. Young. Assistant Professor. Department of Chemistry. Memorial University. What are Pesticides?. Imadocloprid. DDT. Atrazine. Glyphosate . Trifluralin. Diverse chemical structures. Used to manage. – how we control their use (or don’t). and why that matters to human and ecosystem health. Warren Bell BA MD CM CCFP FCFP. Past Founding President. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Gary Fish. Maine Board of Pesticides Control. gary.fish@maine.gov . 287-2731. May only use pesticides registered by Maine BPC. A . registered . dispensary or primary caregiver . may not use a pesticide on marijuana . Draft Year: 1938. Amendment Years: 1954 and 1958. National. Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. . Function and Environmental Issues. Function. : The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is a set of laws passed by congress giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. . Pesticides Pesticides Any chemical, natural or human-made , that is designed to kill another organism. Definitions Using that broad definition There are hundreds of thousands of pesticides in the natural environment. Pesticides and the Environment Kelly Hammond History As early as 1000 BC mankind has attempted to control pests. The Greek poet Homer cited sulfur as an early insecticide. The Chinese used arsenic as an insecticide by 900 AD. Some say new books bring with them the feeling of something fresh to begin with while some say old books are nostalgic and carry with them the true scent of a book. Dr. . Urfi. ?. COVID-19. Zika. AIDS . Avian Influenza. Ebola. Marburg . Cholera. Rift Valley Fever. Typhoid. Tuberculosis. Leptospirosis. Malaria . Chikungunya. Dengue, JE. Antimicrobial resistance. UP. DOREEN SITALI. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. DEPT. OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. Introduction. . Global eradication of smallpox in 1977 and discovery of antibiotics led to optimism and complacency that infectious diseases as public health problems could be eradicated or eliminated. Zoonoses. . Emerging Zoonoses. . According to the WHO emerging . zoonoses. is "a . zoonosis. that is . newly recognized . or . newly evolved. , or that has occurred previously but shows an increase in incidence or expansion in geographical, host or vector range”. chemical, . natural. or . human-made. , that is designed to kill another . organism.. Definitions. . Using that broad . definition. There . are . hundreds . of thousands of pesticides in the natural environment. .