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Abstract
Pesticides are chemicals intentionally introduced to the environment and have become necessities in modern agriculture as well as in indoor pest -control. Expansion in agriculture and the need to control pests and disease vectors entail the continuous use of pesticides. The use of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture has grown dramatically over the past 30 years. Currently, approximately 600 active pesticide ingredients are used, but adequate toxicological data are available for only approximately 100 of these (Weisenburger, 1993)(1).
Inadequate control of pesticides had led to unacceptable situations such as the use of highly acute toxic pesticides without appropriate protection, pesticides of inferior quality, deficient packaging and labeling, as well as severe disposal problems of absolute or unwanted pesticide stocks. Pesticides users under such situations generally lack adequate knowledge of the safe and efficient use of pesticides. Problems were frequently compounded by lack of adequate transport and storage facilities and untrained staff in pesticide management. As a result, a number of governments, international organizations and non governmental organizations questioned whether