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The Effects Of Large Scale Use Of Pesticides.
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The Effects Of Large Scale Use Of Pesticides Firstly, we need to establish the core concept of a pesticide. A pesticide is a group of different chemicals that are specific to kill different types of animal or plant. The three most common types of pesticide are insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. In this essay I will be explaining the advantages and disadvantages of large-scale usage of pesticides, and the different ways in which they affect us. The main reason we use pesticides are to stop inter-specific competition, either between weeds and crops or between insects and crops. Many Farmers use pesticides to encourage healthy crop growth, prevent weed growth and prevent damage by pests and disease. This boosts commercial value of the crop but may mean the crops are not as healthy to consumers because traces of the chemicals are left in the plants. The use of chemicals to protect crops is not a new...
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