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The problem of disposal of obsolete pesticides in Ukraine has two aspects: utilization of bulk substances accumulated in storehouses and remediation of areas polluted with residual toxic compounds associated with these former pesticide storehouses. Soil contamination surrounding 11 former pesticide storehouses was investigated. In many cases, land around the former warehouses was not fenced or secured, which has increased the likelihood of contaminant exposure to local populations. Soil in these areas was found to contain residual metabolites of the persistent organic pollutant pesticide DDT and the pesticide lindane. Observed contaminants included 4,4′-DDT; 2,4′-DDT; 4,4′-DDE; 4,4′-DDD; α-HCH; β-HCH; and γ-HCH. Phytoremediation offers potential ecologically safe and economically viable alternative methods to restore these sites. Soil phytotoxicity might limit the success of phytotechnologies in some locations. To estimate the potential of phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated soils, it will be necessary to check soil phytotoxicity. In this study, soil phytotoxicity was studied according to international and Ukrainian standards for determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora. This study demonstrated that phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated soil using pesticide-tolerant wild plants offers a promising technology.
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Moklyachuk, L., Gorodiska, I., Slobodenyuk, O., Petryshyna, V. (2010). Phytoremediation of Soil Polluted with Obsolete Pesticides in Ukraine. In: Kulakow, P.A., Pidlisnyuk, V.V. (eds) Application of Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, Agricultural, and Wastewater Contamination. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3592-9_7
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