The status of pesticide pollution in surface waters (rivers and lakes) of Greece. Part I. Review on occurrence and levels

Konstantinou, Ioannis; Hela, Dimitra; Albanis, Triantafyllos A.

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2005.07.024

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“…Data of this type is not available for lentic ecosystems, for which only occasional analyses have been performed. To compare the situation in France with that in another European country, a recent review of Greek freshwater ecosystems has shown that atrazine, simazine, metolachlor and alachlor were the most frequently detected herbicides (Konstantinou et al, 2006). Glyphosate was not mentioned in this review, but we do not know if this was because most of the data were obtained before massive use of this herbicide began, or because Greece does not have large areas of corn production.…”

Section: Water Contamination In Some Specific Countriesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Herbicide Contamination of Freshwater Ecosystems: Impact on Microbial Communities

Villeneuve¹,

Larroudé²,

Humbert³

2011

Pesticides - Formulations, Effects, Fate

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Section: Water Contamination In Some Specific Countriesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Herbicide Contamination of Freshwater Ecosystems: Impact on Microbial Communities

Villeneuve¹,

Larroudé²,

Humbert³

2011

Pesticides - Formulations, Effects, Fate

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“…Periodic use of these products in agriculture will cause dispersion within the environment by means of drift, run-off and drainage (Kolpin et al 1998;Guzzella et al 2006;Papastergiou and Papadopoulou-M 2001). This may result in residues being encountered in groundwater (Lacorte and Barcelo 1996), river waters (Irace-Guigand et al 2004;Claver et al 2006), and in coastal waters and lakes (Konstantinou et al 2006), which suggests that mobilization may occur and that residues can be found far away from the point of application.…”

Section: Pesticidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influences of natural and anthropogenic factors on surface and groundwater quality in rural and urban areas

Khatri¹,

Tyagi²

2014

Frontiers in Life Science

795

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Although water constitutes 71% of the earth's surface, only 0.3% of it is available as fresh water for human use. Moreover, the quality of fresh water in ground and surface systems is of great concern, as potable water needs to have appropriate mineral content. Ground and surface water quality in rural and urban environments is affected by both natural processes and anthropogenic influences. Because of this, water is becoming scarcer as the population increases across the world. Natural processes leading to changes in water quality include weathering of rocks, evapotranspiration, depositions due to wind, leaching from soil, run-off due to hydrological factors, and biological processes in the aquatic environment. These natural processes cause changes in the pH and alkalinity of the water, and also phosphorus loading, increase in fluoride content and high concentrations of sulphates. Anthropogenic factors affecting water quality include impacts due to agriculture, use of fertilizers, manures and pesticides, animal husbandry activities, inefficient irrigation practices, deforestation of woods, aquaculture, pollution due to industrial effluents and domestic sewage, mining, and recreational activities. These anthropogenic influences cause elevated concentrations of heavy metals, mercury, coliforms and nutrient loads. This paper studies the effects of natural processes and human influences in rural and urban aquatic systems. Pollution due to environmental parameters such as heavy metal pollution, heavy metals and bacterial and pathogenic contamination of both urban and rural areas is discussed in detail.

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“…The frequencies of detection in ground water samples at all concentrations were 0.2, 2.2 and 11.7% for acetochlor, alachlor and metolachlor respectively (Cavalier et al, 1991;Barbash et al, 2001;Rocha et al, 2008). Considerable concentrations of chloroacetamides, varying according to the matrices from 0.1 to 10 µg/L, have been detected in surface water and ground water (Cavalier et al, 1991;Barbash et al, 2001;Konstantinou et al, 2006;Rocha et al, 2008). Chloroacetamides have also been detected in drinking water (Coupe and Blomquist, 2004).…”

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Identification and ecotoxicity of degradation products of chloroacetamide herbicides from UV-treatment of water

Souissi

Bouchonnet

Bourcier

et al. 2013

Science of The Total Environment

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The status of pesticide pollution in surface waters (rivers and lakes) of Greece. Part I. Review on occurrence and levels

Cited by 476 publications

References 56 publications

Herbicide Contamination of Freshwater Ecosystems: Impact on Microbial Communities

Herbicide Contamination of Freshwater Ecosystems: Impact on Microbial Communities

Influences of natural and anthropogenic factors on surface and groundwater quality in rural and urban areas

Identification and ecotoxicity of degradation products of chloroacetamide herbicides from UV-treatment of water

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