Pesticide burial grounds in Poland: A review

Gałuszka, Agnieszka; Migaszewski, Zdzisław M.; Manecki, Piotr

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.04.009

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“…Mirex 2 and Kelevan. 3 In Europe, Kelevan (an adduct between CLD and levulinate) was used against the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) (Maier-Bode 1976; Galuszka et al 2011). It was known to convert rapidly into CLD in soils (Maier-Bode 1976).…”

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Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic pollutants

Devault

Laplanche

Pascaline³

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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OATAO is an open access repository that collects the work of Toulouse researchers and makes it freely available over the web where possible. This is an author-deposited version published in : http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/ Eprints ID : 15973 Abstract Chlordecone (CLD) was an organochlorine insecticide whose previous use resulted in an extensive pollution of the environment with severe health effects and social consequences. A closely related compound, 5b-hydrochlordecone (5b-hydroCLD), has been searched for and often detected in environmental matrices from the geographical area where CLD was applied. The current consensus considered that its presence was not the result of a biotic or abiotic dechlorination of CLD in these matrices but rather the consequence of its presence as impurity (synthesis by-product) in the CLD released into the environment. The aim of the present study was to determine if and to what extent degradation of CLD into 5b-hydroCLD occurred in the field. To test this hypothesis, the ratios of 5b-hydroCLD and CLD concentrations in a dataset of 810 soils collected between 2006 and 2012 in Martinique were compared to the ratios measured in 3 samples of the CLD dust commercial formulations applied in the banana fields of French West Indies (FWI) and 1 sample of the technical-grade CLD corresponding to the active ingredient used in such formulations. Soil data were processed with a hierarchical Bayesian model to account for random measurement errors and data censoring. Any pathway of CLD transformation into 5b-hydroCLD occurring over the long term in FWI soils would indeed change the ratio of 5b-hydroCLD/ CLD compared to what it was in the initially applied formulations. Results showed a significant increase of the 5b-hydroCLD/CLD ratio in the soils-25 times greater in soil than in commercial formulations-which suggested that natural CLD transformation into 5b-hydroCLD over the long term occurred in these soils. Results from this study may impact future decisions for the remediation of the polluted areas.

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Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic pollutants

Devault

Laplanche

Pascaline³

et al. 2015

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“…Historically, excess or obsolete pesticides were buried in trenches, placed in dumps, or deposited in unlined landfills in many countries [30,84,246]. Disposing of pesticides in burial sites and landfills is not recommended in most countries, because of the risk of contaminating ground water.…”

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“…Disposing of pesticides in burial sites and landfills is not recommended in most countries, because of the risk of contaminating ground water. Remediation processes have been implemented to remove, contain, or degrade buried pesticides at a number of sites [84]. Monitoring of concentrations in ground water near landfills and pesticide burial sites has enabled communities to be informed of contamination issues and take appropriate action.…”

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Phytoremediation and Bioremediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil

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Management and destruction of obsolete pesticides and the remediation of pesticide-contaminated soil are significant global issues with importance in agriculture, environmental health and quality of life. Pesticide use and management have a history of problems because of insufficient knowledge of proper planning, storage, and use. This manuscript reviews recent literature with an emphasis on the management of obsolete pesticides and remediation of pesticide-contaminated soil. The rhizosphere of plants is a zone of active remediation. Plants also take up contaminated water and remove pesticides from soil. The beneficial effects of growing plants in pesticide-contaminated soil include pesticide transformation by both plant and microbial enzymes. This review addresses recent advances in the remediation of pesticide-contaminated soil with an emphasis on processes that are simple and can be applied widely in any country.

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“…Furthermore, pesticide wastes that have been stored in burial grounds (Wołkowicz et al 2005; Gałuszka et al 2011) pose the most critical threat to the environment. Organochlorine compounds (Gałuszka et al 2011) constitute about 30 % of all the pesticides that are stored in the burial grounds in Poland.…”

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Destruction of halogen-containing pesticides by means of detonation combustion

Biegańska

2012

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Pesticides that contain a halogen functional group have been destructed by means of detonative combustion. The following compounds were examined: (1) atrazine—2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine—herbicide; (2) bromophos—O,4-bromo-2,5-dichlorophenyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate—insecticide; (3) chloridazon—5-amino-4-chloro-2-phenylopyridazin-3(2H)-one—herbicide; (4) linuron—3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-metoxy-1-methylurea—herbicide; (5) metoxychlor—1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-metoxyphenyl)ethane—insecticide and acaricide; and (6) trichlorfon—dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate—insecticide. Explosive material has been produced on the basis of ammonium nitrate, which served as an oxidizer while the pesticides were used as fuels. Composition of the explosive was adjusted in such a way as to respect thermodynamic parameters. Detonative decomposition of the mixtures has been carried out in shot-holes pre-drilled in soil. Efficiency of the pesticide decomposition has been examined with gas chromatography in order to determine pesticides residues in the environment. It was found that for some, the amount of pesticides in some compounds in the analyzed samples after decomposition was below the determination threshold of the applied method.

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Pesticide burial grounds in Poland: A review

Cited by 23 publications

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Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic pollutants

Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic pollutants

Phytoremediation and Bioremediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil

Destruction of halogen-containing pesticides by means of detonation combustion

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