Pesticide contamination of ground water in the United States - A review
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
- Vol. 25 (1) , 1-29
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03601239009372674
Abstract
Over 70 pesticides have been detected in ground water. Aldicarb and atrazine along with the soil fumigants EDB and DCP and DBCP have been the pesticides most frequently detected in ground water. Atrazine concentrations have been correlated with high nitrate concentrations. The triazine herbicides, simazine and cyanazine, have also been detected in ground water. The annual amount of recharge, soil type, depth of aquifer from the surface, nitrate contamination and soil pH are important field parameters in determining ground‐water contamination potential by pesticides. Pesticide leaching is reduced by proper choice of crop rotation, increasing pesticide application efficiency, and integrated pest management.Keywords
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