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A Comprehensive Review of Organochlorine Pesticide Monitoring in Agricultural Soils: The Silent Threat of a Conventional Agricultural Past

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  • Evangelia N. Tzanetou

    (Laboratory of Chemical Control of Pesticides, Scientific Directorate of Pesticides’ Control and Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Street, Kifissia, 14561 Athens, Greece
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Helen Karasali

    (Laboratory of Chemical Control of Pesticides, Scientific Directorate of Pesticides’ Control and Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Street, Kifissia, 14561 Athens, Greece
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Soil constitutes the central environmental compartment that, primarily due to anthropogenic activities, is the recipient of several contaminants. Among these are organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), which are of major concern, even though they were banned decades ago due to their persistence and the health effects they can elicit. In this review, an overview of monitoring studies regarding OCPs in soils published over the last 30 years along with the development of analytical methods and extraction procedures for their determination in soil are presented. The presented synopsis verifies the soil contamination by OCPs during the last several decades. Soil pollution by OCPs should be an essential aspect of the characterization of whole soil quality, considering that a significant percent of soils on a global scale are in the borderline of suitability for cultivation and pertinent activities. The latter, to an extent, is attributed to the presence of organic contaminants, especially those of persistent chemical natures.

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  • Evangelia N. Tzanetou & Helen Karasali, 2022. "A Comprehensive Review of Organochlorine Pesticide Monitoring in Agricultural Soils: The Silent Threat of a Conventional Agricultural Past," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-65, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:5:p:728-:d:821036
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    1. Chaza Chbib & Rayane Sahmarani & Sopheak Net & Moomen Baroudi & Baghdad Ouddane, 2018. "Distribution of Organochlorine Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Lebanese Agricultural Soil: Case Study—Plain of Akkar," Post-Print hal-01912662, HAL.
    2. Petros Tsiantas & Evangelia N. Tzanetou & Helen Karasali & Konstantinos M. Kasiotis, 2021. "A Dieldrin Case Study: Another Evidence of an Obsolete Substance in the European Soil Environment," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-14, April.
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