Pesticides effects on humans Pesticides are chemicals that make our produce perfect, and our yards free of pests. However, this perfection comes at a price to many different people. Pesticides are poisons with the sole purpose of killing. They are intended to kill weeds, insects and fungus. There are three types of pesticides called herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Every pesticide has an active ingredient, and an inert ingredient. The active ingredient is the poison that …showed first 75 words of 976 total…

…showed last 75 words of 976 total…fields we import food from. IT might shock you to know that 79, of the 136 proven carcinogenic* pesticides are used on you to this day! (Honey page 1) *Homeostasis is the maintaining of the body's life functions. *DDT is a pesticide used to kill misquitos. *DDE is the chemical compound that occurs when DDT breaks down. *GTI is short for Guelph Turfgrass Institute. * Carcinogenic means cancer causing. If something is carcinogenic then that means it causes cancer.