Journal
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 106, Issue 6, Pages 929-935Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03264-x
Keywords
Atrazine; Surface water; Pollution; Spatial-seasonal distribution; Herbicide persistence
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- Instituto de Investigacion, Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria
- Chilean government [ANID PIA/BASAL FB0002]
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The study highlights the widespread impact of atrazine pollution in areas with major agricultural land use, showing high concentrations of this compound in surface waters. The distribution of atrazine varies in different seasons, mainly influenced by climate and crop types. Further research is needed to investigate the factors contributing to atrazine pollution in the river basin.
Surface water sources are greatly impacted in areas with major agricultural land use. The atrazine quantification in surface waters as well as the spatial-temporal patterns of this herbicide was studied to detect pollution hotspots and to understand the putative factors responsible of its occurrence at the Ctalamochita river basin. The samples were collected on the aeolian fluvial plain of the river basin during five consecutive years. The results showed the high ubiquity of this compound and several sites with hazardous concentration (exceeding 0.1 mu g/L international guidelines). The frequencies of quantification range from 67 to 100% in spring and 33%-67% in autumn. The atrazine content in surface water increased during the warm-rainy season, as consequence of atrazine application events (coinciding to the prevalent crop type). Overall, the study highlights the factors that could have favored atrazine pollution in the river basin such as land use, transport by runoff processes and atmospheric deposition.
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