Pesticide residues as contaminants in agricultural soils
In this chapter, we focus on soil-pesticide monitoring data, emphasizing key findings and challenges such as legacy contamination and the interpretation of results. We also discuss the dual role of soils, as both a sink and source of pesticide residues, underlining the need for regular, harmonized, and holistic monitoring programs. Additionally, we provide recommendations for better assessing and preventing soil contamination by pesticide residues, including an initial attempt at defining relative benchmarks for pesticide residues in agricultural land. Given the high fragmentation of existing monitoring data, we chose not to conduct compound or crop-specific analyses, instead aiming for an overarching and whenever possible global perspective. Our focus is primarily on synthetic pesticides, used on most of agricultural land, and most relevant for regulatory and pesticide reduction efforts.
SILVA Vera;
RIEDO Judith;
VIEIRA Diana;
USTINOV Sergejus;
KOTSCHIK Pia;
GEISSEN Violette;
BISPO Antonio;
FROGER Claire;
SABZEVARI Shiva;
2025-11-11
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
JRC140435
9781801468787 (online),
https://www.bdspublishing.com/webshop/books/agricultural-science-series/crops/regenerative-techniques/soil-health/contaminants-in-agricultural-soils-challenges-and-solutions/,
http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2025.0151.07,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC140435,
10.19103/AS.2025.0151.07 (online),
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