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Environmental Impact of Agrochemical uses on the Island’s Agricultural Production Area in Maranhão, Brazil

2020; Global Journals; Linguagem: Inglês

10.34257/gjsfrdvol20is3pg75

2249-4626

Sérgio Henrique Pinto Silva, Mélanie Martins Gonçalves, Fábio Henrique Ramos Braga, Neuriane Silva Lima, Wallace Ribeiro Nunes Neto, Márcio Anderson Sousa Nunes, Diana Karla Lourenço Bastos, Andrea de Souza Monteiro, Darlan Ferreira da Silva, Wellyson da Cunha Araújo Firmo, Maycon Henrique Frazão de Melo, Maurício Eduardo Salgado Rangel, Rita de Cássia Mendonça de Miranda, Maria Raimunda Chagas Silva,

Environmental and biological studies

Agriculture is the foundation of society, has provided humanity with its food needs for over ten thousand years. The use of pesticides in Brazil and the world has grown exponentially in recent decades. The objective of this study was assessment the use of agrochemicals and their environmental impact on agricultural production of the Island of Maranhão. The study area is located in Paço do Lumiar, Maranhão, Brazil. Soil samples were collected from agricultural land during the wet season (between the months of February and May) and dry season (between the months of September and October) seasons of 2018.