Tree Belts for Decreasing Aeolian Dust-Carried Pesticides from Cultivated Areas
| Autor: | Sarig Shlomo, Yaakov M. Knoll, Shimshon Shuker, Itzhak Katra, Eli Zaady |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Air pollution Buffer strip 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences buffer strips food medicine airborne dust 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Agroforestry business.industry lcsh:QE1-996.5 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Pesticide Windbreak food.food lcsh:Geology Ceratonia siliqua Eucalyptus camaldulensis Agriculture windbreaks 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries General Earth and Planetary Sciences Aeolian processes Environmental science business wind barriers |
| Zdroj: | Geosciences, Vol 8, Iss 8, p 286 (2018) Geosciences Volume 8 Issue 8 |
| ISSN: | 2076-3263 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the function of tree belts in reducing the aeolian transport of dust particles carrying pesticides. The study examined the importance of the buffer zones created by commonly planted trees (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Pinus halepensis (pine) and Ceratonia siliqua (carob)). The methods include analyzing the quantity and the chemical composition of pesticides carried by aeolian dust particles from the intensively cultivated fields and orchards, where pesticides were applied, towards the tree belts nearby. Eighteen different chemicals used as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, were found both in the agricultural fields and in the adjacent tree belts, suggesting an important function of the trees. This ecological service has rarely been taken into consideration by management policies of tree plantings in farmland areas. To integrate this service into agriculture, especially in the case of agricultural fields and orchards, which are adjacent to populated areas, planting tree belts should be positively considered as a means for reducing aeolian dust and air pollution, mainly in order to reduce leakage of pesticides, which are a cause for significant health concerns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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