Spraying of DDT as an insecticide on vegetable crops should be banned because our foodgrains such as wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables accumulate the varying amount of insecticide residues and that enter the human body through food chain. As these chemicals are toxic and non-biodegradable, they get accumulated in organisms body and are difficult to excrete and their concentration goes on increasing
Why should the spraying of DDT as an insecticide on vegetable crops be banned? Explain.
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Pramod Lohiya
Spraying of DDT as an insecticide on vegetable crops should be banned because our foodgrains such as wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables accumulate the varying amount of insecticide residues and that enter the human body through food chain. As these chemicals are toxic and non-biodegradable, they get accumulated in organisms body and are difficult to excrete and their concentration goes on increasing