What is the difference between acute toxicity and chronic toxicity?
Acute toxicity occurs when the poisonous effects of the pesticide are felt right away. Whereas chronic toxicity occurs when the poisonous effects of the pesticides on the health are delayed. That is, they take a long time to develop and these long-term effects may not occur until after months or years of exposure to the pesticide. • What is the meaning of ‘local effects’ of acute pesticide poisoning? Local acute effects are those that affect only the parts of the body the pesticides comes in direct contact with. Local acute effects can be irritant effects such as dryness, burning, redness, and itching of the eyes, nose, throat and skin; watering of the eyes, and cough. Or they can be skin problems, such as redness, itching, burning, rashes, blisters and discolouration. A common symptom of pesticide poisoning is when fingernails and toenails turn black or blue. In bad cases, the nails will even fall off. • What is the meaning of ‘systemic effects’ of acute pesticide poisoning? Systemic
