Pesticides
play
a
crucial
role
in
modern
agricultural
practices,
yet
their
extensive
use
poses
significant
environmental
challenges,
particularly
concerning
soil
and
water
quality.
This
abstract
offers
comprehensive
overview
of
the
physicochemical
behavior
pesticides
systems,
essential
for
effective
pesticide
management
protection.
Factors
influencing
fate
transport,
including
properties,
characteristics,
conditions,
are
meticulously
examined.
Key
processes
such
as
sorption,
degradation,
volatilization,
leaching
govern
behavior,
profoundly
impacting
persistence
potential
risks.
Strategies
minimizing
contamination
promoting
sustainable
agriculture
highlighted,
underscoring
importance
integrated
pest
conservation
practices.
Through
collaborative
efforts
informed
decision-making,
we
can
mitigate
pollution,
preserve
natural
resources,
safeguard
ecosystem
health.
NanoImpact,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31, P. 100474 - 100474
Published: July 1, 2023
Micro
and
nanoplastics
(MPs
NPs,
respectively)
in
agricultural
soil
ecosystems
represent
a
pervasive
global
environmental
concern,
posing
risks
to
biota,
hence
health
food
security.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
current
summary
of
the
literature
on
sources
properties
MNPs
ecosystems,
methodology
for
isolation
characterization
recovered
from
soil,
MNP
surrogate
materials
that
mimic
size
soil-borne
MNPs,
transport
through
matrix.
Furthermore,
this
elucidates
impacts
crops
microorganisms
fauna.
A
significant
source
MPs
is
plasticulture,
involving
use
mulch
films
other
plastic-based
implements
provide
several
agronomic
benefits
specialty
crop
production,
while
include
irrigation
water
fertilizer.
Long-term
studies
are
needed
address
knowledge
gaps
formation,
surface
subsurface
transport,
including
derived
biodegradable
films,
which,
although
ultimately
undergoing
complete
mineralization,
will
reside
months.
Because
complexity
variability
difficulty
recovering
deeper
understanding
fundamental
relationships
between
MPs,
biota
microbiota,
ecotoxicological
effects
earthworms,
soil-dwelling
invertebrates,
beneficial
microorganisms,
geochemical
attributes.
In
addition,
geometry,
distribution,
chemical
properties,
concentration
contained
soils
required
develop
reference
can
be
used
across
laboratories
conducting
laboratory
studies.
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(20), P. 3662 - 3662
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Most
water
systems
that
support
ecosystems
and
feed
humans
are
depleted
or
stressed.
Aquifer
characteristics,
topography,
subsurface
activities,
climate,
geochemical
processes
regulate
groundwater
availability,
a
reliable
source
of
fresh
water.
Globally,
agriculture,
industries,
the
domestic
sector
three
major
sectors
consume
vast
quantities
freshwater
resources.
Further
anthropogenic
such
as
soil
leaching,
acid
rain,
fertilizer,
pesticides,
mining,
other
industrial
resulted
in
release
organic
inorganic
pollutants
affected
global
In
India,
is
used
huge
quantities,
resulting
depletion
1
to
2
m
year.
Low-income
countries
face
many
issues
related
pollution,
availability
safe
minimal.
2019,
deaths
due
unsafe
sanitation
accounted
for
2.2%
total
deaths,
amounting
1.2
million
people’s
deaths.
India
recorded
6.6%
2019.
China
around
90.41%
60.4%
utilization
agricultural
purposes,
respectively.
2020,
utilized
nutrients
(nitrate
phosphate)
crop
growth
enhance
yield,
highest
nitrate
phosphate
concentrations
groundwater.
Remediating
contaminants
from
different
sources
requires
knowledge
their
concentration,
behavior,
cycling,
degradation
pathways.
According
safety
guidelines,
limiting
optimizing
pesticide
waste
disposal,
empty
container
disposal
can
reduce
contamination.
The
present
study
summarized
various
sectors,
potential
contamination
impacts
on
human
health
environment,
preventive
measures,
mitigation
methods
overcome
pollution.
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
172, P. 117567 - 117567
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Micro-
and
nanoplastics
(MNPs)
are
widespread
emerging
contaminants
with
many
potential
direct
indirect
effects
on
soil
ecosystems.
Ecological
MNP
hazard
assessment
is
thus
crucial
for
a
proper
risk
the
development
of
environmental
protection
regulations.
However,
current
testing
approaches
hampered
by
absence
guidelines,
harmonization,
standard
reference
materials.
This
article
discusses
need
improving
provides
specific
recommendations
to
increase
relevance
reliability
ecotoxicity
data.
Our
focus
environmentally
relevant
experimental
designs,
guidelines
microplastic
test
materials
selection
characterization,
analysis
MNPs
additives
in
biota,
proposal
physicochemical
properties
be
assessed
during
testing.
brings
novelty
field
ecological
providing
solutions
much
needed
this
field.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
910, P. 168395 - 168395
Published: Nov. 18, 2023
The
aging
of
microplastics
(MPs)
in
soils
may
affect
crop
bioaccumulation
coexisting
contaminants.
We
examined
the
pesticides
(chlorpyrifos
(CPF),
difenoconazole
(DIF)
and
their
mixture)
radish
(Raphanus
sativus)
planted
contaminated
with
MPs
(low-density
polyethylene
or
biodegradable
MPs).
experiment
was
conducted
different
contamination
scenarios
taking
into
account
use
aged
pesticide
mixtures.
Radish
root
biomass
negatively
affected
MPs.
CPF
radishes
appears
to
be
enhanced
by
presence
MPs,
especially
mixture.
results
show
that
food
safety
risks
associated
individual
mixtures
are
increased
polluted
particularly
MP
after
aging.
