Journal of Health and Environmental Research

Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2016

  • Farm Level Pesticides Use in Patuakhali and Comilla Region of Bangladesh and Associated Health Risk

    Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Shah Alam, Md. Nizam Uddin, Abdullah Al Zabir, Md. Shahidul Islam, Kazi Ariful Haque, Shah Md. Ashraful Islam, Sheikh Abdullah Al Mamun Hossain

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2016
    Pages: 20-26
    Received: Sep. 10, 2016
    Accepted: Oct. 19, 2016
    Published: Nov. 02, 2016
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    Abstract: A survey study was conducted among two hundred farmers from Patuakhali and Comilla district, Bangladesh to determine the farmers’ awareness about farm land pesticide application on major crops with beneficial and harmful effects, pesticide use trends in last five years (2011−2016), crop harvesting time after pesticide application, integrated pest m... Show More