Priyanka Yadav, Diksha Singh, Shivani Mishra, Kusum Yadav, Ravi Yadav, Alok Das, Gyanendra Tripathi, Ashish, Alvina Farooqui2026-04-1520269781394399826https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394399857.ch15http://136.232.12.194:4000/handle/123456789/1746Environmental Toxicology and Human Health: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives Editor(s):Ashish Kumar, Veer Singh, Maulin P. ShahOne important concept in the sphere of agricultural development is pesticides. Consequently, the use of pesticides results in both acute and chronic toxicities in humans, and their detrimental impacts on the environment along with human health continue to be major concerns in the modern world. Therefore, there needs to be discussion about the methods for applying pesticides, the routes via which they are exposed to them, and the health hazards connected to their use. The health dangers posed by pesticide applications and exposure in developing countries are among the primary concerns. In addition to being physically exposed to pesticides through their work in agriculture and the home, along with other industries, people were also exposed indirectly to them through environmental media, for example, food, trash, and soil. The pesticides were administered to humans orally, respiratorily, and topically. Humans who are indirectly or directly exposed to pesticides may contract the effects of acute toxicity as well as chronic diseases.en-USPesticidesacutechronicagriculturechronic diseasesBook chapter