TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Toxic Effects of Pesticides A1 - Costa, Lucio G. A2 - Klaassen, Curtis D. A2 - Watkins III, John B. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, 3e AB - A pesticide may be defined as any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest.Pesticide exposures include (1) accidental and/or suicidal poisonings; (2) occupational exposure (manufacturing, mixing/loading, application, harvesting, and handling of crops); (3) bystander exposure to off-target drift from spraying operations; and (4) the general public who consume food items containing pesticide residues.Chemical insecticides in use today poison the nervous systems of the target organisms.An herbicide is any compound that is capable of either killing or severely injuring plants.A fungicide is any chemical capable of preventing growth and reproduction of fungi. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1113951438 ER -