Characteristics and alteration of pesticide residues in surface soils of agricultural fields and public parks

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 493 - 497
• Main Author: Al-Mutlaq, Khalid F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.12.2006; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Chemical analysis; Chemical extraction; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Organic compounds; Pesticide residues; Pesticides; Pollution, environment geology; Soil surfaces; Triticum aestivum; Water analysis; Oregon; United States; USA, Oregon, Corvallis; USA; agriculture; atmosphere; gas chromatograms; pesticides; alteration; concentration; organic compounds; pollution; soils; North America; mass spectroscopy; chemical analysis

Organic contents of agricultural soils are major sources of organic compounds and pesticides into atmosphere. Therefore, surface soil samples from different locations in the city of Corvallis, USA were collected over a course of 1 year (2004/2005). The samples were subject to chemical extraction and...