Mohammad Amzad Hossain
School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman
Publications
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Review Article
A Systematic Review on Environmental Impact Pesticide Residues in Fruit and Vegetables and their Detection Methods
Author(s): Yahya Bin Abdullah Alrashdi, Salem Said Jaroof Al-Touby and Mohammad Amzad Hossain*
Background: Pesticides are used mainly to protect agricultural crops from various insects since the old times. Four basic needs for human beings are namely food, water, cloth and shelter. For the survival of living things, food is mandatory and it plays a primary role. Based on global reports, the world population is increasing geometrically, therefore, the demand for food, also increasing. Objectives: To fulfil this basic need, farmers produce food by applying various pesticides that can increase the production of food. Due to the unscientific way of pesticides use, the grains, fruits and vegetables accumulate the pesticides as. Pesticides contaminate foods which is hazardous for the consumer because the long-term consumption of these contaminated foods may cause serious health problems such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension etc. .. Read More»