Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154412
Keywords
pesticide; pesticide residues; unintended pollution; stable isotope; compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA); forensic
Funding
- Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea [PJ015053]
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Unintended pesticide pollution poses challenges for users and consumers, with the need for effective management strategies that balance yield and environmental considerations. Techniques like stable isotope analysis aid in tracing organic pollutants and understanding chemical mechanisms for better environmental protection.
Unintended pesticide pollution in soil, crops, and adjacent environments has caused several issues for both pesticide users and consumers. For users, pesticides utilized should provide higher yield and lower persistence while considering both the environment and agricultural products. Most people are concerned that agricultural products expose humans to pesticides accumulating in vegetation. Thus, many countries have guidelines for assessing and managing pesticide pollution, for farming in diverse environments, as all life forms in soil are untargeted to these pesticides. The stable isotope approach has been a useful technique to find the source of organic matter in studies relating to aquatic ecology and environmental sciences since the 1980s. In this study, we discuss commonly used analytical methods using liquid and gas chromatography coupled with isotopic ratio mass spectrometry, as well as the advanced compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA). CSIA applications are discussed for tracing organic pollutants and understanding chemical reactions (mechanisms) in natural environments. It shows great applicability for the issues on unintended pesticide pollution in several environments with the progress history of isotope application in agricultural and environmental studies. We also suggest future study directions based on the forensic applications of stable isotope analysis to trace pesticides in the environment and crops.
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