Endosulfan: Effects of Endosulfan on Human Health
This article is related to the serious health problems caused by endosulfan. Effects of endosulfan on human health is described here.Men, women as well as children in Kasargod district of Kerala state are suffering from this dangerous pesticide. Any person who see this situation will never encourage the use of endosulfan.
In the last few days, endosulfan & Kerala state were having high priorities in the newspapers. We all are familiar with this fact. But most people do not know the fact that what actually endosulfan is? In simple terms we can say that it is a toxic substance. Remember that endosulfan is an insecticide (that means they are pesticides which can kill insects). In general we can say that every chemicals present in the world are represented by a molecular formula. Since endosulfan is also a chemical, this is represented by the molecular formula C9H6Cl6O3S.Serious health problems caused by endosulfan
It's really horrible to see the unhealthy condition of children who suffered from this toxic pesticide. Most of the children are bedridden since their birth. Most babies are not able to walk. As a result they are not able to go to school like normal children. Some parents are even trying to abort their babies because they do not want their babies to suffer the drastic situations of endosulfan all through the life. Remember that aborting babies is a hard decision. Most children in the Kasargod district are suffering from problems associated with neurology. There are parents who have aborted two or four times in their life time. In some families there may be one child who is suffering from the side effects of endosulfan. Such parents will never allow any more children in their family to suffer like this & that's why they are opting for abortions. Also note that some children may be suffering from mental retardation, hydrocephalus, physical deformities etc. Do you know what hydrocephalus is? Remember that the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain is known as hydrocephalus.
The use of endosulfan in Kasargod district has polluted the air, water as well as land. When compared to men, women are more suffering from the dangerous effects of this pesticide. So men are even afraid of marrying girls from the endosulfan affected areas. Some children are born blind. Cancer & infertility are other problems which the Kasargod people are suffering from endosulfan side effects. Before the use of endosulfan, the Kasargod district was in a suitable healthy condition. But now everything has changed. They have no peace & they are suffering all through the life.
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