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Abstract
The quest for demand for pesticides has increased due the destruction of pest on crops, to improve the crop productivity, elimination of undesirable plants and get rids of crop pest. The utilization of the pesticides has a negative impact on the environment and resulted to the accumulation of residue which is linked to human health, contamination of food, farm soils and water. Pesticides residues in ecological environment has been a great concerned to the farmers, individuals and government agencies due to their potential implications for food safety and human health. Pesticides management practices needs to be adopted to minimize non-target effects on the environment as well as to promote accumulation of plant residue on the surface of the land for high adsorption and degradation. This review study the varieties of pesticides, the needs in agriculture to enhance crop yield and protection against pest. Moreso, reduction of the accumulation of residue in the environment, assessing their associated risk and mitigation strategies. However, wrong applications, inadequate post harvest intervals can constitutes accumulation of harmful residues in produce and pollution of ecological environment.Keywords: Pesticides, Pesticides Residues, Human Health, Soil, Water.
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Copyright © 2025 Abdulsalam A. A. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
