A portion of all herbicides applied to forests, croplands, road sides, and gardens are
inevitably lost to water bodies either directly through runoff or indirectly by leaching through …

Microorganisms contribute significantly to primary production, nutrient cycling, and
decomposition in estuarine ecosystems; therefore, detrimental effects of pesticides on …

On a global scale, pathogenic contamination of drinking water poses the most significant
health risk to humans, and there have been countless numbers of disease outbreaks and …

This review evaluates and summarizes the results of long-term research projects, monitoring
programs and published papers concerning the pollution of surface waters (rivers and lakes) …

Biocides and pesticides are designed to control the occurrence of unwanted organisms.
From their point of application, these substances can be mobilized and transported to …

To study spray drift contributions to non-targeted habitats, pesticide concentrations in
stemflow (water flowing down the trunk of a tree during a rain event), throughfall (water from …

Pesticde use in agriculture and non-agriculture settings has increased dramatically over the
last several decades. Concern about adverse effects on the environment and human health …

Fungicides are used to prevent foliar diseases on a wide range of vegetable, field, fruit, and
ornamental crops. They are generally more effective as protective rather than curative …

Preemergent herbicides and their metabolites, particularly atrazine, deethylatrazine, and
metolachlor, persisted from 1989 to 1990 in the majority of rivers and streams in the …

To provide an assessment of the occurrence of fungicides in water resources, the US
Geological Survey used a newly developed analytical method to measure 33 fungicides and …