Environmental Issues

Question
CBSEENBI12047103

Drinking of mineral water with very low level of pesticides (about 0.02 ppm) for long periods may:

  • produce immunity against mosquito

  • cause leukemia (blood cancer) in most people

  • cause cancer of the intestine

  • lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat

Solution

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lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat

Pesticides are poisonous. They harm more than just the pests at which they are targeted. They are toxic and their exposure can lead to number of health effects. It can lead to respiratory problems to cancer. 

Human body stores many pesticides in fat beforethey are removed from the body by the liver or kidneys. Pesticides are stored in fat and can build up in larger quantities in the bodies of older adults.

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