Aquatic Pollution and Coastal Zone Managememnt (2+1)

Unit 4 : Pesticide pollution

Expected Learning Outcome

• Pesticide types and categories; inorganic pesticides – organo-chlorine compounds, organo-phosphorus compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• Sources and pathways of pesticides – aerial transport,river input and direct dumping.
• Impact on aquatic fauna and human health, bioassay, toxicity tests, lethal and sub-lethal toxicity.