Kreuger, Jenny
- Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
A monitoring project was initiated in 1990 aimed at investigating pesticide sources, pathways and occurrence in stream water within an agricultural catchment. The work was carried out in close co-operation with the farmers operating in the selected area. Since 1995, farmers in the catchment have received extensive information regarding best management practises for pesticides adapted to local conditions on the farm. The program has continued during the entire 1990's. The results demonstrate a considerable reduction in overall pesticide findings in the stream, with concentrations down by more than 90%. The most notable decrease in concentration levels and transported amounts occurred in 1995, coinciding with the onset of the site specific information efforts. The decreasing levels of pesticides in stream water from the catchment area can primarily be attributed to an increased awareness amongst the farmers on better routines for the correct handling of spraying equipment and application procedures, including the practice of total weed killing on farmyards.
Published in
British Crop Protection Council Monograph Series
2001, number: 78, pages: 319-324
Title: Pesticide Behaviour in Soils and Water
Publisher: British Crop Protection Council
Conference
Symposium on Pesticide Behaviour in Soils and Water
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Agricultural Science
Environmental Sciences
Publication identifier
- ISBN: 1-901396-78-9
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/53554