PPT-Pesticides (Part I) Professor

Abeer Abdelwahab Sharaf Eldin Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Benha Faculty of medicine 20202021 Learning objectives By the end of this presentation participants should be . Human Health and the Environment. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for:. Preventing,. Destroying,. Repelling, or. Mitigating. PESTS!. What is a Pest?. 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.). 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. 28 SHS. Augusta, ME 04333-0028. 207-287-7545. gary.fish@maine.gov. I am not here to defend or indict pesticides. I will try to outline the latest research findings. I am not a bee or CCD expert by any means. 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 . 28 State House Station. Augusta ME 04333-0028. (207)287-2731. pesticides@maine.gov. What are . p. esticides?. Bleaches, . Lysol. , pine oil . Weed & Feed, . Roundup. Rat & mouse baits . Plant disease controls. Quick overview of IPM. Types of pesticides and active ingredients. Pesticide toxicity and impacts. Less toxic and organic pesticides. Reading pesticide labels. Topics covered in this presentation. What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?. 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. . GHULAM MURTAZA. Department of Soil And Environmental Sciences, UCA, University of Sargodha. . Pesticide. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing , destroying , repelling , or mitigating any pest.. FALL 2010 On August 30, 2006, the Hubble Space Telescope took this image of Eris and its moon Dysnomia. By combining this image with another from the Keck Observatory, Brown calculated Dysnomia’ 56 Key points The duodenum is Authors John Knight is associate professor in biomedical science; Nikki Williams is associate professor in respiratory physiology; Yamni Nigam is professor in biomedical 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. . centER. . national hospital – . srI. . lanka. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to kill , destroy , repel or prevent the growth and development of a living organism.(a pest)..