An assessment of potential pesticide transmission, considering the combined impact of soil texture and pesticide properties: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Pesticides are widely employed as a cost-effective means of reducing the impacts of undesirable plants and animals. The aim of this paper is to develop a risk ranking of transmission of key pesticides through soil to waterways, taking into account physico-chemical properties of the pesticides (soil half-life and water solubility), soil permeability, and the relationship between adsorption of pesticides and soil texture. This may be used as a screening tool for land managers, as it allows assessment of the potential transmission risks associated with the use of specified pesticides across a spectrum of soil textures. The twenty-eight pesticides examined were differentiated into three groups: herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. The highest risk of pesticide transmission through soils to

SUBMITTER: McGinley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9313564 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature