Cancer patients grew up using pesticides on apples in Kashmir, exposed to research!
Beautiful apple gardens have become the recognition of the Kashmir Valley. Apples have been a symbol of the pride and economy of the valley for a long time. But now, due to these apples here, such a crisis arises, which is frightening. In one research, insects used in these apple gardens are now the main cause of cancer in local people. This research has frightened many.
Use of toxic pesticides
A wide variety of scientific evidence suggests that toxic pesticides are widely used. After these evidence, some people are connected to the use of pesticides in the valley of cancer. Local people believe that the cancer patients in the valley are growing somewhere. This fruit is the backbone of Kashmir’s horticultural industry.
90 percent of brain tumor patients
According to the Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a research in 2010 revealed that 90 percent of brain tumors of brain tumors were exposed to pesticides in Kashmir’s gardener belt. In all these cases, the higher the category, which means aggressive tumors. The research includes gardeners in districts like Anantnag, Budgam and Baramulla. These are more than 90 percent of the Valley’s 193,109 hectares of apple gardens. Even small districts such as Kulgam and Shopian have seen significant concentration cases despite the low population.
What pesticides
Where their impact on human health is concerned, these pesticides can also damage the quality of Apple. The pesticides contain Moncozeb, Captain and Chorparifos. These pesticides have been in danger for a long time with the stability of the crop. Moncozeb is used in large scale to keep the outer skin of Apple. The European Union (EU) has banned it due to cancer. The threat to the environment is also increasing due to these pesticides.
Even after the ban, its use in Kashmir continues to be uncontrolled. According to one estimate, 3,400 metric tons of this pesticide can be sprayed every year. In addition, 4,350 metric tonnes and 3,186 metric tonnes of chloralpos are also sprayed.
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