Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina

Autores
Mas, Laura Ines; Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; De Geronimo, Eduardo; Costa, José Luis
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Presence of pesticides in drinking water is an issue of great concern in agricultural areas. In Argentina’s semiarid regions, where surface water sources are scarce and groundwater may be of poor quality, rainwater becomes important for safe water supply. The expansion of agriculture in these regions due to no till management has led to a high use of pesticides which jeopardize the safety of all water sources used for human consumption. The objective was to monitor the presence of pesticides in different water sources from two agricultural areas of Santiago del Estero. Samples belonged to cisterns in which rainwater is collected, wells and dams. The most contaminated sources were dams, followed by cisterns and wells. Applied doses and frequency of use played an important role in the presence of pesticides. Thus, the most frequent molecules were mainly herbicides; atrazine and metolachlor were the most abundant. Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid presented the highest concentrations. Almost all measured values were below the US Environmental Protection Agency limits, but 73% of the samples exceeded the limit of 0.5 μg L−1 established by the European Union for the sum of molecules although only 7.4% of individual molecules exceeded the limit of 0.1 μg L−1. However, risk assessment showed that pesticides from all sources presented a low potential risk to human health through drinking water exposure route.
EEA Quimili
Fil: Mas, Laura Inés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimili; Argentina.
Fil: Aparicio, Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: De Gerónimo, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Costa, Jose Luis. Actividad privada; Argentina
Fuente
SN Applied Sciences 2 : article number: 691 (2020)
Materia
Plaguicidas
Agua
Género Humano
Agua Potable
Agua Superficial
Zona Semiárida
Argentina
Pesticides
Water
Humans
Drinking Water
Surface Water
Semiarid Zones
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spelling Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of ArgentinaMas, Laura InesAparicio, Virginia CarolinaDe Geronimo, EduardoCosta, José LuisPlaguicidasAguaGénero HumanoAgua PotableAgua SuperficialZona SemiáridaArgentinaPesticidesWaterHumansDrinking WaterSurface WaterSemiarid ZonesPresence of pesticides in drinking water is an issue of great concern in agricultural areas. In Argentina’s semiarid regions, where surface water sources are scarce and groundwater may be of poor quality, rainwater becomes important for safe water supply. The expansion of agriculture in these regions due to no till management has led to a high use of pesticides which jeopardize the safety of all water sources used for human consumption. The objective was to monitor the presence of pesticides in different water sources from two agricultural areas of Santiago del Estero. Samples belonged to cisterns in which rainwater is collected, wells and dams. The most contaminated sources were dams, followed by cisterns and wells. Applied doses and frequency of use played an important role in the presence of pesticides. Thus, the most frequent molecules were mainly herbicides; atrazine and metolachlor were the most abundant. Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid presented the highest concentrations. Almost all measured values were below the US Environmental Protection Agency limits, but 73% of the samples exceeded the limit of 0.5 μg L−1 established by the European Union for the sum of molecules although only 7.4% of individual molecules exceeded the limit of 0.1 μg L−1. However, risk assessment showed that pesticides from all sources presented a low potential risk to human health through drinking water exposure route.EEA QuimiliFil: Mas, Laura Inés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimili; Argentina.Fil: Aparicio, Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.Fil: De Gerónimo, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.Fil: Costa, Jose Luis. Actividad privada; ArgentinaSpringer2020-04-08T17:34:12Z2020-04-08T17:34:12Z2020-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7062https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-2513-x2523-3971https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2513-xSN Applied Sciences 2 : article number: 691 (2020)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:44:55Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/7062instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:55.439INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
title Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
spellingShingle Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
Mas, Laura Ines
Plaguicidas
Agua
Género Humano
Agua Potable
Agua Superficial
Zona Semiárida
Argentina
Pesticides
Water
Humans
Drinking Water
Surface Water
Semiarid Zones
title_short Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_full Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_fullStr Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_sort Pesticides in water sources used for human consumption in the semiarid region of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mas, Laura Ines
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
De Geronimo, Eduardo
Costa, José Luis
author Mas, Laura Ines
author_facet Mas, Laura Ines
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
De Geronimo, Eduardo
Costa, José Luis
author_role author
author2 Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
De Geronimo, Eduardo
Costa, José Luis
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plaguicidas
Agua
Género Humano
Agua Potable
Agua Superficial
Zona Semiárida
Argentina
Pesticides
Water
Humans
Drinking Water
Surface Water
Semiarid Zones
topic Plaguicidas
Agua
Género Humano
Agua Potable
Agua Superficial
Zona Semiárida
Argentina
Pesticides
Water
Humans
Drinking Water
Surface Water
Semiarid Zones
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Presence of pesticides in drinking water is an issue of great concern in agricultural areas. In Argentina’s semiarid regions, where surface water sources are scarce and groundwater may be of poor quality, rainwater becomes important for safe water supply. The expansion of agriculture in these regions due to no till management has led to a high use of pesticides which jeopardize the safety of all water sources used for human consumption. The objective was to monitor the presence of pesticides in different water sources from two agricultural areas of Santiago del Estero. Samples belonged to cisterns in which rainwater is collected, wells and dams. The most contaminated sources were dams, followed by cisterns and wells. Applied doses and frequency of use played an important role in the presence of pesticides. Thus, the most frequent molecules were mainly herbicides; atrazine and metolachlor were the most abundant. Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid presented the highest concentrations. Almost all measured values were below the US Environmental Protection Agency limits, but 73% of the samples exceeded the limit of 0.5 μg L−1 established by the European Union for the sum of molecules although only 7.4% of individual molecules exceeded the limit of 0.1 μg L−1. However, risk assessment showed that pesticides from all sources presented a low potential risk to human health through drinking water exposure route.
EEA Quimili
Fil: Mas, Laura Inés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimili; Argentina.
Fil: Aparicio, Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: De Gerónimo, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Costa, Jose Luis. Actividad privada; Argentina
description Presence of pesticides in drinking water is an issue of great concern in agricultural areas. In Argentina’s semiarid regions, where surface water sources are scarce and groundwater may be of poor quality, rainwater becomes important for safe water supply. The expansion of agriculture in these regions due to no till management has led to a high use of pesticides which jeopardize the safety of all water sources used for human consumption. The objective was to monitor the presence of pesticides in different water sources from two agricultural areas of Santiago del Estero. Samples belonged to cisterns in which rainwater is collected, wells and dams. The most contaminated sources were dams, followed by cisterns and wells. Applied doses and frequency of use played an important role in the presence of pesticides. Thus, the most frequent molecules were mainly herbicides; atrazine and metolachlor were the most abundant. Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid presented the highest concentrations. Almost all measured values were below the US Environmental Protection Agency limits, but 73% of the samples exceeded the limit of 0.5 μg L−1 established by the European Union for the sum of molecules although only 7.4% of individual molecules exceeded the limit of 0.1 μg L−1. However, risk assessment showed that pesticides from all sources presented a low potential risk to human health through drinking water exposure route.
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