Pollution characteristics, environmental issues, and green development of neonicotinoid insecticides in China: Insights from Imidacloprid

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 365; p. 125394
• Main Authors: Wang, JinZe, Hou, Jie, Wang, LiXi, Zhu, ZiYang, Han, BingJun, Chen, LiYuan, Liu, WenXin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2025
• Subjects: Agriculture; China; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental pollution; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Green development; Imidacloprid; Insecticides - analysis; Interventions; Neonicotinoids - analysis; Nitro Compounds - analysis; China; Interventions; Green development; Imidacloprid; Environmental pollution; China

Imidacloprid (IMI), a leading neonicotinoid insecticide, is widely used in China. Nevertheless, owing to its high toxicity to pollinators, regulatory scrutiny of its usage has increased in recent years. Despite this, no relevant issues have been announced in China, and its usage continues to rise. I...