Three-bestseller pesticides in Brazil: Freshwater concentrations and potential environmental risks

EM Brovini, BCT de Deus, JA Vilas-Boas… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Agricultural production in Brazil is favored by weather conditions and by the large amount of
available land. Therefore, currently, Brazil is the second largest exporter of agricultural …

Re-registration challenges of glyphosate in the European Union

A Székács, B Darvas - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
One of the most controversial societal issues today, regarding pesticide registration in the
European Union (EU) may be the case surrounding re-registration of the active herbicide …

Ecological risk assessment of current-use pesticides and biocides in soils, sediments and surface water of a mixed land-use basin of the Pampas region, Argentina

DJ Pérez, FG Iturburu, G Calderon, LAE Oyesqui… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to assess the ecological risk of 30 current-use agricultural
pesticides and biocides in the soil, sediments and aquatic organisms of a mixed land-use …

Glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate ammonium in agricultural groundwater and surface water in China from 2017 to 2018: Occurrence, main …

Y Geng, L Jiang, D Zhang, B Liu, J Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium are the main herbicides used to control weeds in no-
tillage agricultural fields in China. However, their leaching risk to groundwater and …

The effects of glyphosate and its commercial formulations to marine invertebrates: a review

V Matozzo, J Fabrello, MG Marin - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glyphosate is the active ingredient of numerous commercial formulations of herbicides
applied in different sectors, from agriculture to aquaculture. Due to its widespread use …

Glyphosate runoff and its occurrence in rainwater and subsurface soil in the nearby area of agricultural fields in Argentina.

L Lupi, F Bedmar, M Puricelli, D Marino, VC Aparicio… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Glyphosate-based products are among the most important herbicides applied to enhance
the production of food commodities, leading to the worldwide spread of this herbicide. The …

Occurrence and levels of glyphosate and AMPA in shallow lakes from the Pampean and Patagonian regions of Argentina

MC Berman, DJG Marino, MV Quiroga, H Zagarese - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide
used to kill weeds that compete with commercial crops. In Argentina, the use of glyphosate …

Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) are commonly found in urban streams and wetlands of Melbourne, Australia

E Okada, M Allinson, MP Barral, B Clarke, G Allinson - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Glyphosate is the most widely-used pesticide for weed control in agriculture and in urban
and residential areas. This is the first study to quantify glyphosate and AMPA levels in …

Pesticide removal from drinking water sources by adsorption: a review

S Cosgrove, B Jefferson, P Jarvis - Environmental Technology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticides are an important part of crop production worldwide, however their use poses a
threat to potable water sources. Seasonal use of pesticides can cause increased …

Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) of pesticides from freshwater ecosystems in the Pampas region of Argentina: Legacy and current use chemicals contribution

FG Iturburu, G Calderon, MV Amé… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural production in the Pampas region is one of the most important economic activities
in Argentina. However, the possible environmental effects related to the growth of this …