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

2011; Brazilian Chemical Society; Volume: 34; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0100-40422011000700005

1678-7064

André Santana Andrade, Vagner Tebaldi de Queiroz, Diego Tolentino de Lima, Luís César Dias Drumond, José Humberto de Queiróz, Antônio Augusto Neves,

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

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.