Pesticide distribution and ecotoxicological risk in the Ayuquila-Armería river (original) (raw)

Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental

Abstract

Pesticides make an important contribution to increased global agricultural production; however, their intensive use represents a risk to biota in both the short and long terms. The physical and chemical characteristics of these compounds, as well as their versatility in agricultural, domestic, and public health use, have led them to become widely present in the environment. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the spatiotemporal distribution of pesticides in the surface water of the Ayuquila-Armería river and to conduct an ecotoxicological risk assessment in algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish. The presence of 11 analytes was determined, being λ-cyhalothrin, ametrine, and malathion the pesticides with highest concentrations, and carbendazim, malathion, and glyphosate those with the highest frequency of detection (> 70 %). The number of pesticides detected per sample presented no significant temporal differences, and there was no significant effect of the crops or vegetat...

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