A Review On The Impact Of Chemical Pesticides On Aquatic Ecosystems

Abstract

Pesticides are mostly used in agriculture intended for preventing, repelling, destroying or mitigating any pest. Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides , nematocides etc. are the pesticides widely used in agriculture.Despite their Benefits, Pesticide can have undesirable effects on humans and the natural environment. Countless chemicals are stable in environment. Prone to bioaccumulation and toxic as some pesticides are persist in the environment, hence they can stay freely in environment. When these pesticides are added to the aquatic ecosystems such as ponds, rivers , they affect the life cycle of  aquatic animals mainly the fishes. This review focuses on the effect of  pesticides on aquatic ecosystem and  aquatic animals. Different types of  pesticide chemicals and their toxicity on different fish species are discussed.