Water vulnerability to pesticide contamination in a Brazilian semiarid watershed.

Autor: Francelino JWC; Regional Sustainable Development Program-PRODER, Federal University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil., de Azevedo FR; Regional Sustainable Development Program-PRODER, Federal University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil., de Oliveira AHB; Environmental Studies Laboratory, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Menezes JMC; Analytical Center Laboratory, Federal University of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil., de Paula Filho FJ; Analytical Center Laboratory, Federal University of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Integrated environmental assessment and management [Integr Environ Assess Manag] 2023 May; Vol. 19 (3), pp. 804-816. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 25.
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4703
Abstrakt: This study aimed to prepare an inventory of the main active ingredients of pesticides and estimate the risk of pollution of groundwater and surface water resources in a Brazilian semiarid basin. The inventory was prepared using data from government agency databases. The contamination risk estimate was obtained using the GOSS index, Groundwater Ubiquity Score (GUS), Groundwater Screening Index (GSI), Leachability Index (LIX), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) criteria, Leaching Index (LEACH), and Relative Leaching Potential Index (RLPI). The inventory identified 57 active ingredients commercialized under a well-defined chemical class. Most of these (51.5%) belong to the very dangerous class, while 43.6% belong to the moderately toxic class. The GOSS model showed that 23.7% of the active ingredients have a low potential, 50.85% have a moderate potential, and 13.56% have a high potential for surface water contamination, with its transport being associated with the sediment. The GUS index indicates a low potential for groundwater contamination. However, the GSI points to a high potential for water contamination, the USEPA criteria for a possible contamination of groundwater, and, according to the LIX, most of the pollutants do so by leaching. The information provided contributes to the management of xenobiotic compounds in arid and semiarid basins, adding to the water security effort by providing tools for the assessment of potential pesticide pollution. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;19:804-816. © 2022 SETAC.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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