Pesticides are ubiquitous environmental pollutants negatively affecting ecosystem and
human health,. About 3 Tg of pesticides are used annually in agriculture to protect crops …

Following agricultural application, pesticides can enter streams through runoff during rain
events. However, little information is available on the temporal dynamics of pesticide toxicity …

Abstract The Western Cape in South Africa has a Mediterranean climate, which has in part
led to an abundance of agriculturally productive land supporting the wheat, deciduous fruit …

Multimedia contamination by neonicotinoid (NEO) residues has attracted global attention.
However, data regarding the multimedia polluted status under certain typical cropping …

Pesticides are used throughout the tropics in large amounts to protect crops against pests
and weeds. These chemicals may be lost to the aquatic environment and impair its …

Background Due to their high biodiversity, small water bodies play an important role for
freshwater ecosystems. Nonetheless, systematic pesticide monitoring in small creeks with a …

Environmental compartments are contaminated by a broad spectrum of plant protection
products (PPPs) that are currently widely used in agriculture or, for some of them, whose use …

Protected agriculture boosts the production of vegetables, berries and fruits, and it plays a
pivotal role in guaranteeing food security globally in the face of climate change. Remote …

Monitoring pesticide run-off in the aquatic environment is ecologically important. Effective
methods are required to detect the wide range of possible pesticides that enter estuaries …

Pesticides used in agriculture can end up in nearby streams and can have a negative impact
on nontarget organisms such as aquatic invertebrates. During registration, bioaccumulation …