Abatement of pesticides residues in commercial farm soils by combined ozonation-solarization treatment

Abstract The widespread use of pesticides against agricultural pest and diseases introduces these pollutants and their transformation products into soils. The toxicity and permanence of these substances make it necessary for the development of remediation strategies in order to mitigate contamination and to further protect consumers. This work was aimed to evaluate the applicability of ozonation-solarization technology in the degradation of pesticide residues in commercial farm soils. The trial was conducted in two exploitations devoted during decades to tomato cultivation under greenhouse and net systems. Treatments were carried out using a pipping network (both superficial and sub-superficial) that delivered ozone in gaseous state after covering the soil with gas-tight plastic film to avoid ozone leaks to atmosphere. Control soil treatments, without ozone exposure, were also conducted. After 40 days of treatment, mean degradation percentages of about 55–61% for both cultivation systems were obtained, when the reduction of these pollutants in the control soils was about 8–15%. Ozonation-solarization impact was also assessed by changes on soil physical-chemical properties. Results suggest that ozonation in combination with solarization technique could be considered as a feasible approach for the remediation of pesticide-polluted farm soils..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:195

Enthalten in:

Environmental monitoring and assessment - 195(2023), 12 vom: 02. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garrido, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Escudero, Carmen María [VerfasserIn]
Contreras, Fulgencio [VerfasserIn]
Flores, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Hellín, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Fenoll, José [VerfasserIn]

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Agrochemicals
Degradation
Ozone
Soil
Solarization

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10.1007/s10661-023-12010-1

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SPR053607457