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Toxicologically important pesticides in the regard of human health
VODVÁŘKA, Stanislav
There are an enormous number of known pesticides exceeding 10 000 substances. For more than 80 years these chemicals have been used to control pests including animals, seeds or parasitic fungi threatening agricultural, garden or forest plants, food or farming product reserves, industrial materials (textiles, leather, timber, etc.), and other animals as well as man. These substances are classified according to the type of use in pest control. The most important and prevalent groups involve insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The other groups are of minor importance. Due to the high numbers of substances available, this work has been reduced and focuses on insecticides only, particularly on the insecticides showing the highest toxicity level for warm-blooded animals including humans, i.e. the insecticide substances that may be suspect in terms of abuse by terrorists. It has been proved long ago that some of the organophosphorous and carbamate insecticides show the highest toxicity level.
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