Present state and future prospects for groundwater ecosystems

DL Danielopol, C Griebler, A Gunatilaka… - Environmental …, 2003 - cambridge.org
Ecological and socioeconomic aspects of subterranean hydrosystems have changed during
the past 40–50 years. The major environmental pressures (mainly anthropogenic ones) …

Estimated nationwide effects of pesticide spray drift on terrestrial habitats in the Netherlands

FMW de Jong, GR de Snoo, JC van de Zande - Journal of Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study estimated the potential effects of pesticide drift on terrestrial ecosystems outside
target areas, for the Dutch situation. A series of field trials was conducted to estimate the …

Occurrence, characteristics, transport, and fate of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial products, and personal care products at riverbank filtration sites

IM Verstraeten, T Heberer, T Scheytt - Riverbank Filtration: Improving …, 2003 - Springer
Conclusions Organic compounds potentially can be transported from the river to riverbank-
filtered water into public-water supplies. On a global scale, the total production of organic …

Does the actual standard of 0.1 μg/L overestimate or underestimate the risk of plant protection products to groundwater ecosystems?

MA Daam, E Silva, S Leitão, MJ Trindade… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present groundwater standard of 0.1 μg/L for plant protection products (PPPs) has been
under much debate because an ecotoxicological base is missing. In the present study …

Phytoremediation of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Contaminated Environs

D Shah, A Kamili, N Sajjad, S Tyub… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pollution of water is mainly due to the emission of leftover waste into the surrounding
environment through the mining process and the discharge of heavy metals by humans …

Distribution and leaching of methyl iodide in soil following emulated shank and drip application

M Guo, W Zheng, SK Papiernik… - Journal of environmental …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Methyl iodide (MeI) is a promising alternative to methyl bromide in soil fumigation. The pest‐
control efficacy and ground water contamination risks of MeI as a fumigant are highly related …

Pesticide use in rice cultivation in Tarapoto, Peru

B Palm - 2007 - stud.epsilon.slu.se
A study concerning the use of pesticides in rice cultivation was performed in the Tarapoto-
region, department of San Martín, Peru. The department is the second most important rice …

Organic chemical removal issues

IM Verstraeten, T Heberer - Riverbank filtration: improving source-water …, 2002 - Springer
To illustrate the importance of riverbank-filtered water in Europe, it is estimated that about 90
percent of the volume of the drinking-water supply in Hungary is groundwater, about 50 …

Methodological aspects concerning the environmental risk assessment for medicinal products; research challenges

M Montforts - Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate …, 2004 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals in the environment have been studied for several decades. The oldest
references are on fate and behavior (Zondek and Sulman 1943; Soulides et al. 1962; Tabak …

Evaluation of permeation rates of soil fumigants through plastic films by the cup method

Y Kobara, Y Yogo, A Terada… - Journal of Pesticide …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This article presents a new approach for estimating the mass transfer coefficient (h, a
measure of permeability) of fumigant compounds across several agricultural films. The …