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Pesticides in Vegetables: Their Impact on Nutritional Quality and Human Health

Pesticides in Vegetables: Their Impact on Nutritional Quality and Human Health

Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Javid Manzoor, Jasra Anjum, Mudasir Bashir, Mamta
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522529705|ISBN10: 1522529705|EISBN13: 9781522529712
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2970-5.ch006
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Wani, Khursheed Ahmad, et al. "Pesticides in Vegetables: Their Impact on Nutritional Quality and Human Health." Nutraceuticals and Innovative Food Products for Healthy Living and Preventive Care, edited by Amit Verma, et al., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 132-157. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2970-5.ch006

APA

Wani, K. A., Manzoor, J., Anjum, J., Bashir, M., & Mamta. (2018). Pesticides in Vegetables: Their Impact on Nutritional Quality and Human Health. In A. Verma, K. Srivastava, S. Singh, & H. Singh (Eds.), Nutraceuticals and Innovative Food Products for Healthy Living and Preventive Care (pp. 132-157). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2970-5.ch006

Chicago

Wani, Khursheed Ahmad, et al. "Pesticides in Vegetables: Their Impact on Nutritional Quality and Human Health." In Nutraceuticals and Innovative Food Products for Healthy Living and Preventive Care, edited by Amit Verma, et al., 132-157. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2970-5.ch006

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Abstract

Pesticides are very harmful for the environment as well as for the human health. Many studies reported that vegetables like tomato, pumpkin, cucumber, potato, brinjal, etc., that are consumed by people all over the world to get nutrients are contaminated with different pesticides residues. Most of the studies revealed that the presence of pesticides in these vegetables is above the permissible limit. The aim of the chapter is to review the results of previously reported data on levels of different pesticides in the vegetables. The study has also documented the possible health risk factors to the consumers of contaminated vegetables and its impact on the their nutrient value. In order to ascertain the provisions of food suitable for human consumption, it is imperative to monitor pesticides in food commodities by the country's responsible authority and enforce guidelines based on permissible limits.

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