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Regionale Dynamik der Pestizid-Konzentration unterhalb der Wurzelzone
In arable farming areas, groundwater contamination by pesticides is frequently found. To investigate direct causal relationships with individual...
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Verteilung von Nitrat und organischen Mikroschadstoffen in landwirtschaftlich genutzten Böden
Often, nitrate in groundwater is attributed to agricultural land use with high nitrate concentrations in the soil. Regulatory measures exclusively...
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Transboundary river water pesticide pollution in historical agriculture areas in West Africa: a case study in the Comoe, Bia, and Tanoe rivers (Cote d’Ivoire)
Pesticides’ contamination status was determined in water samples at the Bia, Tanoé, and Comoe Rivers’ mouths to understand their occurrences and the...
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Trends in Pesticide Transport into the River Rhine
The occurrence of relevant pesticides in the River Rhine and two of its tributaries is presented over a period of ten years. Trace determinations... -
Assessment of pesticide residues in the highly consumable vegetable samples grown in Oman
Pesticides have significant adverse effects on human health such as carcinogenesis, immunotoxicity, birth defects, neurological toxicity, and...
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The migration of pesticide residues in groundwater at a bank filtration site (Krajkowo well field, Poland)
River bank filtration systems are widely used for water supply purposes. Using these systems, the movement of water over short distances between the...
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Assessment of Organic Compounds in the Rhine Estuary
Over the past centuries the Rhine estuary has changed from a natural, hardly disturbed estuary into an anthropogenetically influenced area that... -
Chloridazon-Metaboliten im Grundwasser
Chloridazon is a herbicide which has been authorized for agriculture use since 1964. It is mainly applied during cultivation of beets but also for...
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Comparative agroenvironmental risks of pesticides in different crop** systems: application of the I-Phy indicator
The green revolution laid the foundations of modern agriculture, by using science and technology to produce more from same resources. The pesticides...
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Factors controlling nitrate concentration in space and time in wells distributed along an aquifer/river interface (Káraný, Czechia)
Nitrate is necessary for agricultural productivity, but it is also one of the most common water contaminants in developed countries. The riverbank...
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Turbidity as an Indicator of Contamination in Karst Springs: A Short Review
Karst aquifers are known to be prone to a variety of different types of contamination from a range of different sources. Due to the rapid recharge... -
Characteristics of runoff processes and nitrogen loss via surface flow and interflow from weathered granite slopes of Southeast China
Rainfall intensity and slope gradient are two of the most important factors affecting the variations of runoff nitrogen (N). However, the effects of...
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Tebuthiuron leaching in three Brazilian soils as affected by soil pH
Underground contamination water by herbicides depends on the interactions between their molecules with physical and chemical soil characteristics and...
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Hydraulic and Design Parameters in Full-Scale Constructed Wetlands and Treatment Units: Six Case Studies
The efficiency of pond and constructed wetland (CW) treatment systems is influenced by the internal hydrodynamics and mixing interactions between...
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Occurrence of selected domestic and hospital emerging micropollutants on a rural surface water basin linked to a groundwater karst catchment
The occurrence of specific micropollutants (MPs), indicators of domestic and hospital wastewater, was investigated in a river connected to a karst...
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Drinking Water Protection German Experience
In times of intensive utilization of springs, groundwater and surface water, the protection of these resources is of increasing critical importance.... -
Environmental Benefits and Control of Pollution to Surface Water and Groundwater by Agroforestry Systems: a Review
Agricultural pollution consists a serious concern for environmental protection managers. Among the pollutants, nitrates, phosphoric compounds and...
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Response of microorganisms and enzymes to soil contamination with a mixture of pethoxamid terbuthylazine
This study analysed the effect of a mixture of pethoxamid (P) and terbuthylazine (T) contained in the herbicide Successor T 550 SE on organotrophic...
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Potenziale der Nutzung organischer Spurenstoffe als Indikatoren in Grundwasserleitern
Risk assessment for drinking water requires a conceptual hydrogeological model of the catchment as well as an understanding of flow pathways,...
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Hydraulic linkage of a storm water tank to a karst spring (Gallusquelle)
A significant proportion of the global water supply is ensured by karst aquifers. However, these are often highly vulnerable to contamination....