Speciation and origin of particulate copper in runoff water from a Mediterranean vineyard catchment

Use of Cu Fungicides in Vineyards and Olive Groves

“…This has been confirmed by the research of other authors as well (Ribolzi et al, 2002). According to the stated author, total copper is particularly deficient in some heath, acidic mineral and many marshy soils in Europe, America, Australia, the Filipines… The author notes that Maquenne and Demoussy conducted research of French heath soils containing the lowest concentration of total copper, as low as 2 mg in 1 kg of soil.…”

“…A high concentration of copper can be run off by surface waters in very contaminated soils. This has been substantiated by the research of many other authors (Albaladejo et al, 1995;Ribolzi et al, 2002).…”

Environmental Risks of Fungicides Used in Horticultural Production Systems

“…The study of FernandezCalvino et al (2008) reported that total Cu concentrations in sediments increased from 18 mg/kg at an upstream point in the catchment with no productive vineyards to 209 mg/kg at a downstream point of the catchment which represented the largest area of viticultural production. In both studies the readily available fraction of the Cu in sediment/suspended sediment was < 5% and often < 1% of the total Cu (Ribolzi et al, 2002;Fernandez-Calvino et al, 2008). Several recent studies have also studied the movement of synthetic organic fungicides by surface run-off in catchments dominated by viticultural/horticultural production (Hildebrandt et al, 2008;Gregoire et al, 2010;Rabiet et al, 2010).…”

“…Over the past decade several studies have sought to determine the extent to which fungicides are transported from horticultural properties to nearby waterways. Ribolzi et al (2002) and Fernandez-Calvino et al (2008) reported significant amounts of Cu were transported from vineyard soils to nearby surface waters following storm events. The study of FernandezCalvino et al (2008) reported that total Cu concentrations in sediments increased from 18 mg/kg at an upstream point in the catchment with no productive vineyards to 209 mg/kg at a downstream point of the catchment which represented the largest area of viticultural production.…”

Copper Accumulation in Vineyard Soils: Distribution, Fractionation and Bioavailability Assessment

“…Medvednica region, which also includes part of the studied area, without determining correlation of copper concentrations with any lithological unit, so they assumed anthropogenic influence, mostly grapevine production. Ribolzi [54] carried out the research in the Mediterranean drainage basins of wine-growing regions in France with the aim to characterize copper forms in suspended material and recorded an average total concentration as high as 245 mg Cu kg -1 , but Brun et al [55] reported the maximum of 250 mg kg -1 of copper in vineyard soils of the Mediterranean part of France.…”