Pesticides are used widely to control weeds and insect infestation in agricultural fields and
various pests and disease carriers (eg, mosquitoes, ticks, rats, and mice) in houses, offices …

Aquatic environment could be termed as the intercommunicating arrangement of water,
sediment and biota that provide food for humanity. Aquatic environments have deteriorated …

A pesticide monitoring study including 80 and 60 active ingredients (in surface waters and
sediments, respectively) was carried out in a river basin in Costa Rica during 2007–2012. A …

Emerging contaminants have been considered one of the main concerns for ensuring the
quality of water around the world. This work presents the results of 10 years of analyses …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential impact of the pesticides detected in
the Alqueva reservoir (Guadiana Basin, South Iberian Peninsula) on the aquatic organisms …

A pesticide monitoring study covering the main rivers and lakes of Northern Greece
(Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly) was undertaken. A total of 416 samples were collected …

Many emerging pollutants (also known as micro-pollutants) including pesticides,
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine disrupting chemicals …

A study was conducted on the occurrence of 50 pesticides in water and sediments of Turia
and Júcar Rivers (Valencian Community, Eastern Spain) for a period of two consecutive …

In the last twenty years, pesticide use in Chile has increased more than 160%, generating a
greater risk of water resources pollution. The objective of this study was to assess the …

Worldwide use of pesticide has increased dramatically during the last two decades. As a
consequence, pesticide residues and their transformation products are frequently found in …