Analysis of Organochlorine Residues in a Farmland Soil near Lake Zeway, Ethiopia

Kinfe Mesfin
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Kinfe Mesfin: Department of Environmental pollution, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute & Central Ethiopia Environment and Forest Research Center, Ethiopia

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 18, issue 5, 159-162

Abstract: Intensive use of pesticides in natural environments have become a major threat for public health and many organisms. Pesticides enter the environment via various mechanisms and disrupt the normal function of organisms in water and soil. Pesticides enter air and soil through spray drift, fallout and irrigation water contaminated with pesticides. Pesticides present in soil affect microbial population and their proper function in the soil environment. Microorganisms in soil are essential for maintenance of soil structure, organic matter mineralization, making nutrients available for plants and to metabolize and degrade a lot of pollutants and pesticides in the soil.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.18.555999

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