Pesticides in agricultural runoff and their effects on downstream water quality
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Agricultural use of pesticides has remained high for economic reasons. Because aquatic species may bioaccumulate pesticides more readily than terrestrial organisms, there has been much concern about pesticides in agricultural runoff. Despite this concern, there presently is little relevant information for use in making accurate predictions of the impact of specific pesticide amounts in agricultural runoff on water quality at some point downstream. There is a compelling need for fundamental research on the physical, chemical, biological and hydrological processes that regulate pesticide behavior not only in agricultural and aquatic habitats, but also during transit between the two. Further, data are needed concerning pesticide toxicity potential as a function of the aquatic physical and chemical regime, and concerning population recovery dynamics as a function of pesticide concentration and species stress.
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Agriculture can degrade water quality.
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- Authors
- Willis, G. H., & McDowell, L. L.
- Affiliations
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- National Sedimentation Laboratory (US)
- Corresponding author
- Willis, Guye H.
- Venue
- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1982-11-01
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 267-279
- ISSN
- 0730-7268 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8618
- OpenAlex
- W2107911004
- Cited by
- 112
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
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- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Keywords
- pesticides, agricultural runoff, water quality, pesticide bioaccumulation, aquatic organisms, pesticide toxicity, hydrological processes, downstream water quality
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