Pesticide Detection in the Riegos del Alto Aragón Irrigation Scheme (Spain)
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Date
2017
Authors
Dechmi, FaridaIsidoro Ramírez, Daniel
Clavería Laborda, Ignacio
Sanz García, María Angeles
Balcells Oliván, María
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The concentration of pesticides should remain below the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for compliance with the European Water Framework Directive and for water quality preservation. The most usual pesticides in the Riegos del Alto Aragón Irrigation Scheme (NE Spain) were assessed through interviews and their concentrations were monitored in 6 drains for 6 years. For most pesticides, concentrations remained below the limit of quantification (LOQ = 0.01 μg/L) and the EQS; but TBZ and NSF (used in corn), CPM (alfalfa) and 24D and MCPA (corn and winter grains) were frequently higher than LOQ and occasionally higher than EQS
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Pesticides, Environmental Quality Standard, Riegos del Alto Aragón
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2nd international conference: Scientific Days of Medjerda (SDMed2017), Medjez el Bab, 25-26 de octubre 2017
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PesticidasRiego
Agua de riego
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The Environmental Monitoring Network has been implemented by the Comunidad General de Riegos del Alto Aragón. This work was funded by La Caixa and the General Community of Alto Aragon Irrigation Districts through collaboration protocols, and by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the research grants AGL2010-21681-C03-03 and AGL2013-48728-C2-2-R.