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Use of pesticides can have unintended effects on the environment.Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species, including nontarget species, air, water, bottom sediments, and food.Pesticide contaminates land and water when it escapes from production sites and storage tanks, when it runs off from fields, when it is discarded, when it is sprayed aerially, and when it is sprayed into water to kill algae. The amount of pesticide that migrates from the intended application area is influenced by the particular chemical%26#039;s properties: its propensity for binding to soil, its vapor pressure, its water solubility, and its resistance to being broken down over time.Factors in the soil, such as its texture, its ability to retain water, and the amount of organic matter contained in it, also affect the amount of pesticide that will leave the area.
Some pesticides contribute to global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. 67% 2 Votes
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pollute means changing the nature of the water from its original status
this means the chemical has changed the proprieties of the water making it unable to be used by animals or plants
this is when the living become the dead and the dead stays dead :( 33% 1 Vote -
whenever chemicals enter water
ph increases,water turns acidic 0% 0 Votes