Análise de risco de contaminação de águas superficiais e subterrâneas por pesticidas em municípios do Alto Paranaíba - MG

A preliminary analyses of the possible contamination of surface and groundwater by the active ingredients of the pesticide products used in the areas with intensive agricultural activities of Alto Paranaíba region, MG, Brazil, was carried out. The active ingredients and formulated products most used in the region were identified and their characteristics of environmental importance were presented. The EPA screening criteria, the groundwater ubiquity score (GUS) and the criteria proposed by Goss were used to evaluate which pesticides might contaminate the local waters. Among the active ingredients studied, several present risks to the local aquatic environment.

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Main Authors:	Andrade,André Santana, Queiroz,Vagner Tebaldi de, Lima,Diego Tolentino de, Drumond,Luis César Dias, Queiroz,Maria Eliana Lopes Ribeiro de, Neves,Antônio Augusto
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2011
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422011000700005
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