Risk analysis of water contamination by pesticides in Alto Paranaíba, MG, Brazil

Quimica nova

Lima, Diego Tolentino de¹  Andrade, André Santana¹  Queiroz, Vagner Tebaldi de¹  Drumond, Luis César Dias¹  Queiroz, Maria Eliana Lopes Ribeiro de²  Neves, Antônio Augusto² 

[1] Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Rio Paranaíba, Brasil;Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brasil

关键词: contamination;    pesticides;    risk analysis.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422011000700005

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

A preliminary analyses of the possible contamination of surface and groundwater by the active ingredients of the pesticide products used in the areas with intensive agricultural activities of Alto Paranaíba region, MG, Brazil, was carried out. The active ingredients and formulated products most used in the region were identified and their characteristics of environmental importance were presented. The EPA screening criteria, the groundwater ubiquity score (GUS) and the criteria proposed by Goss were used to evaluate which pesticides might contaminate the local waters. Among the active ingredients studied, several present risks to the local aquatic environment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY