We started off today with another zoom meeting with Mr. Self, where we told him how our research was going so far and made plans for future zoom meetings up until the big presentation day on June 3rd. When the call had ended, we continued with our individual research. My main goal for today was to find more information about the environmental consequences of using pesticides or insecticides containing permethrin on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. I was able to find some good sources. It was interesting to see how all the environmental changes caused by the over-reliance of pesticides containing permethrin on African crops were connected. The over-reliance causes loose to no regulation on pesticide use, which causes African farmers to use more than suggested, which leads to excess residue on the plants. That residue can easily get on the hands of the farmers or into the soil or water, which can cause widespread contamination.
