Menaces pesticides

The frequent use of these organic pesticides has resulted in their widespread distribution in the environment. Often they are found in unwanted places, thereby causing pollution problems. Because these pesticides are toxic not only to insects and pests but also, in varying degrees, to higher animals and man, these chemicals have created a public health menace. 

In contrast, Professor Kletz documented that more people have been killed by the collapse of dams than by any other peacetime artifact. [28] He explains that in August 1979, a dam collapsed in India killing a large number of people. Various reports gave various counts of fatalities, between 1,400 and 25,000. This collapse could be responsible for more deaths than the dreaded Bhopal Tragedy. Kletz asked the question why people were more concerned about chemical engineering disasters than civil engineering disasters. It could be that water is a familiar chemical and pesticides or radioactive menaces are both poorly understood and not detectable by the man on the street. 

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