Modeling pesticides and ecotoxicological risk assessment in an intermittent river using SWAT

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The present work aimed to predict the fate of two pesticides, copper (Cu) and glyphosate in a Mediterranean basin with an intermittent river and to assess the ecotoxicological risk related to their presence in water bodies coupling field measurements of streamflow and pesticide concentrations, and an eco-hydrological model. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was calibrated and, subsequently used to assess predicted environmental concentrations of pesticides in surface waters. The ecotoxicological risk related to the presence of Cu and glyphosate in surface water was assessed at the reach scale by using the Toxicity to Exposure Ratio approach (TER). Measurements of glyphosate concentrations (< 0.5 μg l-1) exceeded the maximum European threshold of environmental quality standards for pesticides (EQS) of 0.1 μg l-1. High concentrations of glyphosate were predicted in the wet season and in September, when glyphosate is mostly used in vineyards and olive grove productions. Acute risk (TER < 100) associated with the presence of glyphosate was detected for several reaches. High concentrations of Cu (< 6.5 μg l-1), mainly used as a fungicide in vineyards, were predicted in several river reaches. The results of the ecotoxicological risk assessment revealed that November and January were the critical months during which most of the river reaches showed a chronic risk associated with the presence of Cu.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 16. März, Seite 6389

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Centanni, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Ricci, Giovanni Francesco [VerfasserIn]
De Girolamo, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Gentile, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Journal Article
Pesticides
Soil
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-56991-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369829301