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Potential of vegetated ditches to manage organic pollutants derived from agricultural runoff and domestic sewage: A case study in Sinaloa (Mexico)

Moeder, Monika, Carranza-Diaz, Otoniel, López-Angulo, Gabriela, Vega-Aviña, Rito, Chávez-Durán, Francisco Armando, Jomaa, Seifeddine, Winkler, Ursula, Schrader, Steffi +2 more·2017·Science of The Total Environment

Abstract

This case study presents the fate of selected organic, priority and emerging pollutants along a 3.6km sector of a vegetated, agricultural ditch situated in Sinaloa (Mexico). The ditch receives runoff of agriculture and domestic wastewater from an adjacent community. During 2013, the occurrence of 38 organic pollutants (pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), artificial sweeteners and pharmaceutical residues) was monitored monthly at five selected points in the ditch water. Additionally, sediment and Typha domingensis (cattail) plants were collected in March, June, and September 2013 and investigated concerning their ability to absorb and accumulate pollutants. The concentrations of the selected pollutants in the ditch water ranged from sub ngL-1 (metolachlor, atrazine) to μgL-1 (metalaxyl, acesulfame). The metabolites endosulfan sulfate and endosulfan lactone exceeded mostly the concentration of the precursor insecticide endosulfan. Sorption on sediments was of minor relevance for accumulation of pollutants in the ditch system. Concentrations in the sediments varied seasonally and ranged from 0.2 to 12,432μgkg-1 dry weight (d.w.). T. domingensis accumulated ten of the studied pollutants mainly in roots (5-1065μgkg-1 d.w.). Overall, the monitoring results of the ditch compartments indicated that downstream the concentrations of the target pollutants decreased. Under no-flow conditions in the hot season, the ditch revealed a noticeable potential to mitigate pollutants. Among the high microbial activity in the water and the subtropical climate conditions, the ditch vegetation contributed to natural attenuation of the selected pollutants.

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Moeder, M., Carranza-Diaz, O., López-Angulo, G., Vega-Aviña, R., Chávez-Durán, F. A., Jomaa, S., Winkler, U., Schrader, S., Reemtsma, T., & Delgado-Vargas, F.
Affiliations
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
  • Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (MX)
  • Comisión Nacional del Agua (MX)
Corresponding author
Moeder, Monika
Venue
Science of The Total Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-11
Volume
598
Pages
1106-1115
ISSN
0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2611710391
Cited by
84
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 1
FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
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Funders
  • CONACYT (I010/214/2012)
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD U455D813 KTR)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
Keywords
agricultural runoff, domestic wastewater, organic pollutants, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, artificial sweeteners, pharmaceutical pollutants, Typha domingensis, sediment sorption, natural attenuation, Sinaloa

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