Experiments on Fluometuron Removal from Simulated Agricultural Wastewater in Porous Media Filters

Agricultural pollution models are a valuable tool for researchers and managers to predict and assess the potential contamination from the use of fertilizers and pesticides in the field. RZWQM2 is a comprehensive software package developed by the US EPA to predict environmental pollution after agrochemical application. The aim of the present study was to predict, using RZWQM2, the nitrogen and pesticides contents in soil of a monocrop and a tree-crop agroforestry system, and evaluate the effect of trees in reducing pollutants. Soil, weather, and agrochemical parameters for each setup were used as inputs in the model. Soil samples were collected at various depths and distances from the olive trees and were analyzed in the laboratory for nitrogen and pesticide contents. From the analysis of the results, it can be concluded that the model could identify the positive impact of the tree-crop agroforestry system in pollution reduction. Comparing the estimates with the relevant field data, the model presented some overestimation of the pesticide levels, particularly for the high-adsorptive and persistent pendimethalin herbicide, and slightly underestimated the concentrations of nitrates in the soil profile, while ammonium concentrations were well described. Overall, the model can be considered a useful and powerful tool for assessing the positive impacts of agroforestry systems in reducing soil pollution.

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Modeling the Ability of a Maize–Olive Agroforestry System in Nitrogen and Herbicide Pollution Reduction Using RZWQM2 and Comparison with Field Measurements

Pavlidis

Tsihrintzis

2022

Agronomy

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Pyraclostrobin Removal in Pilot-Scale Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands and in Porous Media Filters

et al. 2022

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Pyraclostrobin is a fungicide extensively used for the control of various fungal diseases and is frequently detected in environmental samples. Natural systems, such as constructed wetlands (CWs) and gravity filters, are effective and environmentally friendly treatment systems, which can reduce or eliminate pesticides from the environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the capacity of two pilot-scale CWs (porous media: cobbles and fine gravel, planted with Phragmites australis) and six gravity filters (filling material: bauxite, carbonate gravel and zeolite) to remove pyraclostrobin from polluted water originating from spraying equipment rinsing sites. For this, experiments were conducted to test the performance of the above natural systems in removing this fungicide. The results showed that the mean percent pyraclostrobin removal efficiencies for cobbles and fine gravel CW units were 56.7% and 75.2%, respectively, and the mean percent removals for HRTs of 6 and 8 days were 68.7% and 62.8%, respectively. The mean removal efficiencies for the bauxite, carbonate gravel and zeolite filter units were 32.5%, 36.7% and 61.2%, respectively, and the mean percent removals for HRTs 2, 4 and 8 days were 39.9%, 43.4% and 44.1%, respectively. Regarding the feeding strategy, the mean removal values of pyraclostrobin in gravity filter units were 43.44% and 40.80% for continuous and batch feeding, respectively. Thus, these systems can be used in rural areas for the treatment of spraying equipment rinsing water.

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Experiments on Fluometuron Removal from Simulated Agricultural Wastewater in Porous Media Filters

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Modeling the Ability of a Maize–Olive Agroforestry System in Nitrogen and Herbicide Pollution Reduction Using RZWQM2 and Comparison with Field Measurements

Modeling the Ability of a Maize–Olive Agroforestry System in Nitrogen and Herbicide Pollution Reduction Using RZWQM2 and Comparison with Field Measurements

Pyraclostrobin Removal in Pilot-Scale Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands and in Porous Media Filters

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