Environmental impact of intensive horticulture practices on groundwater content of nitrates, sodium, potassium and pesticides
Recent changes in agricultural practices during the last 20th century have significantly contributed to increase the concentrations of pollutant substances is water, soil and air. Groundwater is a valuable natural resource and as such should be protected from deterioration and chemical pollution. A...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18846 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/18846 |
| Summary: | Recent changes in agricultural practices during the last 20th century have significantly contributed to increase the concentrations of pollutant substances is water, soil and air. Groundwater is a valuable natural resource and as such should be protected from deterioration and chemical pollution. A monitoring program of nitrate, nitrite, potassium, sodium and 28 pesticides was carried out in water samples from an intensive horticulture area in a vulnerable zone from North of Portugal. Eight collecting points were selected and water analyzed in five sampling campaigns, during one year. |
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