Soil and Water Pollution in a Banana Production Region in Tropical Mexico
Open Access
- 24 August 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
- Vol. 85 (4) , 407-413
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0077-y
Abstract
The effects of abundant Mancozeb (Mn, Zn—bisdithiocarbamate) applications (2.5 kg ha−1week−1 for 10 years) on soil and surface-, subsurface- and groundwater pollution were monitored in a banana production region of tropical Mexico. In soils, severe manganese accumulation was observed, wheras the main metabolite ethylenethiourea was near the detection limit. Surface and subsurface water was highly polluted with ethylenethiourea, the main metabolite of Mancozeb (22.5 and 4.3 μg L−1, respectively), but not with manganese. In deep ground water, no ethylenethiourea was detected. The level of pollution in the region presents a worrisome risk for aquatic life and for human health.Keywords
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