Monitoring of 15 pesticides in rainwater in Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, 1999-2000

• Published in: Journal of Pesticide Science Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Suzuki, S. (Tochigi-ken. Agricultural Experiment Station, Utsunomiya (Japan)), Otani, T, Iwasaki, S, Ito, K, Omura, H, Tanaka, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Pesticide Science Society of Japan 01.01.2003
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; JAPAN; MONITORING; PESTICIDAL PROPERTIES; PESTICIDES; RAIN; RESIDUES; Japan, Utsunomiya; formulation; shipment amount; spatial variation in deposited amount; pesticide residues in rainwater; Henry's law constant

Residues of 15 pesticides in rainwater were investigated monthly from July 1999 to July 2000 at five sampling sites in Utsunomiya, eastern Japan. Additionally, the residues for each precipitation were measured at one site. Among pesticides applied mostly as granular formulations to paddy fields, sim...