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Environmental Fate of Trifluralin, Procymidone, and Chlorpyrifos in Small Horticultural Production Units in Argentina

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Pesticide biodegradation was studied in soil samples of a representative small periurban production unit (Moreno District, Argentina). The mean periods required for the 50 % dissipation of chlorpyrifos (16 days ± 1 day), procymidone (3.7 days ± 0.6 day), and trifluralin (3.6 days ± 0.6 day) were significantly lower than those measured for reference soil samples of a close location, using doses similar to the manufacturer’s recommendation. A preliminary screening scheme for pesticide-degrading bacteria on horticultural soil allowed the isolation of nine culturable bacterial strains, eight of which belonged to Pseudomonas genus. In order to consider the influence of the variability of soil properties on the biodegradation results, humidity, organic matter, conductivity, pH, water retention volume, density, respiration, and total phosphorous content were studied for different soil samples, finding no significant differences in the performed analysis. Overall, although the horticultural activity alters the natural soil, pesticide contamination effects could be reversed by the autochthonous microbial community.

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This work has been financially supported by the Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, INTA, CONICET, and OPCW. D.V. and J.M.M. are CONICET members.

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  1. Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS), J. M. Gutiérrez 1150, B1613GSX, Los Polvorines, Prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Giselle A. Querejeta, Laura M. Ramos, Enrique A. Hughes, Diana Vullo, Anita Zalts & Javier M. Montserrat

  2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, 2° piso, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Javier M. Montserrat

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Querejeta, G.A., Ramos, L.M., Hughes, E.A. et al. Environmental Fate of Trifluralin, Procymidone, and Chlorpyrifos in Small Horticultural Production Units in Argentina. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 1952 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-1952-7

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