National trends in pesticides in drinking water and water sources in Japan

A comprehensive HRMS methodology using LC-(ESI)-/GC-(APCI)-QTOF MS complementary platforms for wide-scope target screening of >750 pesticides in olive oil

“…45 Esprocarb has been detected in water sources in Japan and correlated with paddy rice cultivation. 46 Its presence requires further investigation.…”

Selection of priority pesticides in Japanese drinking water quality regulation: Validity, limitations, and evolution of a risk prediction method

“…In brief, there are two risk predictors: one for rice paddy pesticides and one for dry-field pesticides, including wheat, corn, vegetables, and orchard fields. Since runoff rates of rice paddy pesticides are especially high compared to those of dry-field pesticides (Kamata et al, 2020;Watanabe et al, 2007), rice-paddy pesticides are treated separately. The point source pollution of pesticides is not assumed because its impact is not large in Japan (Matsui et al, 2006).…”

Comparison of the drinking water standard for pesticides of the Brazil with other countries

“…In watersheds in Asian countries, where rice cultivation is common, the presence of pesticides has been observed in human drinking water [ 20 ] and water resources in China [ [21] , [22] , [23] ], and in northern India [ 24 , 25 ]. Water contamination by pesticides is also a problem in European countries, and have been found in Germany [ 26 ], France [17, [ 27 ], [ 28 ],18], and Italy [ 29 , 30 ].…”