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    Pesticides can have broad negative environmental effects because while aimed at specific pest species, over 98% reach other species. Runoff and drift can spread pesticides over distant areas, harming aquatic environments and other fields. Repeated use also increases pest resistance and risks resurgence of pests. Alternatives like integrated pest management and polyculture can mitigate these effects without toxic chemicals. Globally over 60% of farmland is at risk of pollution by multiple pesticide ingredients, with over 30% at high risk, including in high-biodiversity regions. Regulations aim to limit pesticide use and ban the most harmful types.

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    Pesticides can have broad negative environmental effects because while aimed at specific pest species, over 98% reach other species. Runoff and drift can spread pesticides over distant areas, harming aquatic environments and other fields. Repeated use also increases pest resistance and risks resurgence of pests. Alternatives like integrated pest management and polyculture can mitigate these effects without toxic chemicals. Globally over 60% of farmland is at risk of pollution by multiple pesticide ingredients, with over 30% at high risk, including in high-biodiversity regions. Regulations aim to limit pesticide use and ban the most harmful types.

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    Pesticides can have broad negative environmental effects because while aimed at specific pest species, over 98% reach other species. Runoff and drift can spread pesticides over distant areas, harming aquatic environments and other fields. Repeated use also increases pest resistance and risks resurgence of pests. Alternatives like integrated pest management and polyculture can mitigate these effects without toxic chemicals. Globally over 60% of farmland is at risk of pollution by multiple pesticide ingredients, with over 30% at high risk, including in high-biodiversity regions. Regulations aim to limit pesticide use and ban the most harmful types.

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    environmental effects of pesticides describe the broad

    series of consequences of using pesticides. The unintended


    consequences of pesticides is one of the main drivers of
    the negative impact of modern industrial agriculture on the
    environment . Pesticides, because they are toxic chemicals
    meant to kill pest species , can affect non-target species ,
    such as plants , animals and humans. Over 98% of sprayed
    insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination
    other than their target species, because they are sprayed or
    spread across entire agricultural fields. [1] Other
    agrochemicals , such as fertilizers, can also have negative
    effects on the environment.

    The negative effects of pesticides are not just in the area of


    application. Runoff and pesticide drift can carry pesticides
    into distant aquatic environments or other fields, grazing
    areas, human settlements and undeveloped areas. Other
    problems emerge from poor production, transport, storage
    and disposal practices. [2] Over time, repeat application of
    pesticides increases pest resistance, while its effects on
    other species can facilitate the pest's resurgence. [3]
    Alternatives to heavy use of pesticides, such as integrated
    pest management , and sustainable agriculture techniques
    such as polyculture mitigate these consequences, without
    the harmful toxic chemical application.
    Environmental modelling indicates that globally over 60% of
    global agricultural land (~24.5 million km²) is "at risk of
    pesticide pollution by more than one active ingredient", and
    that over 30% is at "high risk" of which a third are in high-
    biodiversity regions. [4][5] Each pesticide or pesticide class
    comes with a specific set of environmental concerns. Such
    undesirable effects have led many pesticides to be banned,
    while regulations have limited and/or reduced the use of
    others. The global spread of pesticide use, including the
    use of older/obsolete pesticides that have been banned in
    some jurisdictions, has increased overall. [6][7]

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