Environmental problems and risk for the use of pesticides in Sinaloa

• Main Authors: Guadalupe Durga Rodríguez Meza, Cipriano García Gutiérrez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México 2012-09-01
• Series: Ra Ximhai
• Subjects: Pesticides; Sinaloa; Biopesticides; Environmental risk.
• Online Access: http://www.uaim.edu.mx/webraximhai/Ej-25barticulosPDF/1%20GARCIA-GUTIERREZ.pdf

In Sinaloa the production of grains and vegetables is one of the most important in Mexico; however, farming activities is support on the use of high volume of chemical pesticides, which has been negative environment impact. This paper present a review of the main causes and effects of the excessive application of pesticides in major field crops, which result in the possibility of increase the risk of environment pollution in the soil, groundwater, and lagoons system. Also are present alternatives and regulation issues for the application, management and waste of chemical pesticides, as well asthe implementation of organic agriculture and use of biopesticides for the control of pests and diseases. The information reflected a high quantity of toxic substances from agriculture activities to the environment, so that the risk of pesticide residues to cause contamination in ground, systems lagoons and ground water is too high, for this reason is a just moment to conduct research, actions and implementation of more stringent regulatory issues in order to low the intake of these substances to the environment.