Widespread Occurrence of Pesticides in Organically Managed Agricultural Soilsthe Ghost of a Conventional Agricultural Past?

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 2919 - 2928
• Main Authors: Riedo, Judith, Wettstein, Felix E, Rösch, Andrea, Herzog, Chantal, Banerjee, Samiran, Büchi, Lucie, Charles, Raphaël, Wächter, Daniel, Martin-Laurent, Fabrice, Bucheli, Thomas D, Walder, Florian, van der Heijden, Marcel G. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.03.2021
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural land; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; agroecosystems; analytical methods; Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Contaminants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments; environmental science; Environmental Sciences; Fungi; Fungicides; Herbicides; Insecticides; microbial biomass; Microorganisms; Organic farming; organic production; Pesticide residues; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Pesticides; Pesticides - analysis; Residues; Soil; Soil contamination; Soil management; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soils; Symbionts; technology; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; fungicides; environmental impact; soil ecology; insecticides; Multiresidue analysis; organic farming; herbicides; no tillage; multiresidue analysis

Pesticides are applied in large quantities to agroecosystems worldwide. To date, few studies assessed the occurrence of pesticides in organically managed agricultural soils, and it is unresolved whether these pesticide residues affect soil life. We screened 100 fields under organic and conventional...