How Did The 1940's Inorganic Pesticides Affect Agriculture?
Agriculture was first started around the year 8,000 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia. There the plants grew along with food so humans could eat them. These first parts of farming faced many challenges with insects and pests eating away their crops. During the era of 1000 B.C.E. the Chinese began experimenting with elements such as mercury and other compounds to contain the insects. Other civilizations would use chemicals to contain pests. The usage of chemicals has occupied agriculture, and even more recently in the 1940’s inorganic substances composed of various elements were heavily used to contain the insects affecting the crops. The growth of many synthetic pesticides occurred during this time, the most common one was DDT. DDT was used the most
due to the belief that it seemed to cause the least amount of damage to to animals that did not damage the crops. However, in mid 1940’s the DDT was at its peak and do to the the overuse there were reports of harm to plants ,and animals along with humans.
due to the belief that it seemed to cause the least amount of damage to to animals that did not damage the crops. However, in mid 1940’s the DDT was at its peak and do to the the overuse there were reports of harm to plants ,and animals along with humans.