Sorption–desorption of dimethoate in urban soils and potential environmental impacts
Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj
Abstract
) for dimethoate in the soils clearly suggest that the insecticide is prone to leaching out significantly from the soil surface to groundwater. Moreover, the surface runoff from impervious places in the urban environment can be considered as a direct source of groundwater contamination, thereby affecting the quality of potable water besides posing a threat to non-target organisms of ecological importance and food safety. Thus, the present novel study suggests that the application of dimethoate in the urban environment having impervious surfaces must be judicious in order to minimize the potential human and ecological health risks.
Topics & Concepts
DimethoateSorptionSoil waterEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceDesorptionEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental engineeringChemistryPesticideSoil scienceAdsorptionAgronomyBiologyOrganic chemistryPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesHeavy metals in environmentSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics