Herbicides and the Aquatic Environment

action range, low cost and efficiency in the control of tropical disease vectors, such as typhoid fever and malaria [1]. After the release of DDT, a large range of molecule groups destined to crop protection were developed and commercialized. In 1962, the book "Silent Spring" was the first act of environment manifest against DDT, describing the bird population decrease (from the top of the food chain) attributed to its indiscriminate use. After the 1960's, the use of chemical products in agriculture rapidly increased and it was associated with the appearance of environmental and human health problems. The frequent and incorrect use of pesticides have caused soil, atmosphere, food and water resource (superficial/underwater) contaminations, negatively affecting aquatic and terrestrial organisms as well as frequently causing toxicity to the human population. Therefore, studies are urgently needed to make environmental monitoring procedures viable in order to detect potential contamination risks and give support to public actions for environmental safety and agriculture sustainability. Currently, product mixtures (associations between one or more molecules) are applied in agriculture instead of individual molecules; therefore, previous studies that focused on only one molecule should now consider molecule mixtures.

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Herbicides and the Aquatic Environment

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