Pesticide residues in soil and water
Cencelj, J.; Dorer, M.
Arhiv Za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju 25(2): 253-256
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-1254 PMID: 4424661 Document Number: 79420
In the summer season degradation of prometryne in the upper layer of rendzina (up to 5 cm) with pH = 7 and an average of 9% humus was 4 times slower than on brown soil with pH = 5-6 and a lesser amount of humus (6%). Degradation in the lower layers (up to 15 cm) was more regular. However, after six months, the relative degradation of prometryne in brown soil was slower in the upper layers. The presence of chlorinated pesticide residues in water was determined on fish samples since these residues were especially accumulated in some parts of aquatic animals. The presence of DDT and its metabolites was established by analysis of fish samples from the Slovenian coast of the Adriatic. In some instances measurable quantities of dieldrin were also found.