Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina

Due to the increase in pesticide detection in groundwater and other environmental components, some indicators, such as the attenuation factor (AF) and the environmental impact quotient (EIQ), have been proposed to determine potential pesticide contamination. Thus, it is possible to select pest manag...

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Autores principales: Gaona, L., Bedmar, Francisco, Gianelli, Valeria Rosana, Faberi, Ariel, Angelini, Hernán Pablo
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Acceso en línea:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13762-019-02267-w
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4865
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02267-w
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author Gaona, L.
Bedmar, Francisco
Gianelli, Valeria Rosana
Faberi, Ariel
Angelini, Hernán Pablo
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Bedmar, Francisco
Faberi, Ariel
Gaona, L.
Gianelli, Valeria Rosana
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Bedmar, Francisco
Gianelli, Valeria Rosana
Faberi, Ariel
Angelini, Hernán Pablo
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description Due to the increase in pesticide detection in groundwater and other environmental components, some indicators, such as the attenuation factor (AF) and the environmental impact quotient (EIQ), have been proposed to determine potential pesticide contamination. Thus, it is possible to select pest management strategies in order to minimize the risk of environmental impact. The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential groundwater contamination as well as the environmental impact due to pesticide use on the main crops within the Dulce creek basin (southeast Buenos Aires Province, Argentina). In the present study, 17 herbicides, 20 fungicides and 14 insecticides were selected. According to AF values, Imazetapir and Picloram herbicides, and Clothianidin insecticide were responsible for the greatest risk of groundwater contamination. Fungicides were classified as very immobile to moderately mobile, which determined an unlikely to highly unlikely risk of contamination potential tied to them. Results showed that herbicides would pose the greatest risk of potential groundwater contamination within the studied basin, followed by insecticides and finally by fungicides. Most pesticides showed a low EIQ, but the high number of applications of some of them, particularly in potatoes, significantly increased their dangerousness. Potato was the riskiest crop due to the high use of fungicides associated with its production. These results should be useful for the decision-making of the people or institutions related to the planning of the use of environmental resources in order to promote more sustainable forms of agricultural production.
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spelling INTA48652025-10-15T10:50:43Z Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina Gaona, L. Bedmar, Francisco Gianelli, Valeria Rosana Faberi, Ariel Angelini, Hernán Pablo Aguas Subterráneas Contaminación Plaguicidas Impacto Ambiental Groundwater Contamination Pesticides Environmental Impact Argentina Due to the increase in pesticide detection in groundwater and other environmental components, some indicators, such as the attenuation factor (AF) and the environmental impact quotient (EIQ), have been proposed to determine potential pesticide contamination. Thus, it is possible to select pest management strategies in order to minimize the risk of environmental impact. The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential groundwater contamination as well as the environmental impact due to pesticide use on the main crops within the Dulce creek basin (southeast Buenos Aires Province, Argentina). In the present study, 17 herbicides, 20 fungicides and 14 insecticides were selected. According to AF values, Imazetapir and Picloram herbicides, and Clothianidin insecticide were responsible for the greatest risk of groundwater contamination. Fungicides were classified as very immobile to moderately mobile, which determined an unlikely to highly unlikely risk of contamination potential tied to them. Results showed that herbicides would pose the greatest risk of potential groundwater contamination within the studied basin, followed by insecticides and finally by fungicides. Most pesticides showed a low EIQ, but the high number of applications of some of them, particularly in potatoes, significantly increased their dangerousness. Potato was the riskiest crop due to the high use of fungicides associated with its production. These results should be useful for the decision-making of the people or institutions related to the planning of the use of environmental resources in order to promote more sustainable forms of agricultural production. EEA Balcarce Fil: Gaona, L. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Bedmar, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Gianelli, Valeria Rosana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Argentina Fil: Faberi, Ariel J. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Angelini, Hernán Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina 2019-04-10T17:12:02Z 2019-04-10T17:12:02Z 2019-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13762-019-02267-w http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4865 1735-1472 1735-2630 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02267-w eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Verlag International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 1-14 (2019)
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Contaminación
Plaguicidas
Impacto Ambiental
Groundwater
Contamination
Pesticides
Environmental Impact
Argentina
Gaona, L.
Bedmar, Francisco
Gianelli, Valeria Rosana
Faberi, Ariel
Angelini, Hernán Pablo
Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title_full Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title_fullStr Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title_short Estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in Argentina
title_sort estimating the risk of groundwater contamination and environmental impact of pesticides in an agricultural basin in argentina
topic Aguas Subterráneas
Contaminación
Plaguicidas
Impacto Ambiental
Groundwater
Contamination
Pesticides
Environmental Impact
Argentina
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13762-019-02267-w
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02267-w
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