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Marouane, Bouchra ; Dahchour, Abdelmalek ; Dousset, Sylvie ; El Hajjaji, Souad:
Monitoring of Nitrate and Pesticide Pollution in Mnasra, Morocco Soil and Groundwater.
In: Water Environment Research.
Vol. 87
(2014)
Issue 6
.
- pp. 567-575.
ISSN 1061-4303
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2175/106143015X14212658614711
Abstract in another language
This study evaluates the levels of nitrates and pesticides occurring in groundwater and agricultural soil in the Mnasra, Morocco area, a zone with intensive agricultural activity. A set of 108 water samples and 68 soil samples were collected from ten selected sites in the area during agricultural seasons, from May 2010 to September 2012. The results reveal that 89.7% of water samples exceeded the standard limit of nitrate concentrations for groundwater (50 mg/L). These results can be explained by the prevailing sandy nature of the soil in the area, the frequency of fertilizer usage, and the shallow level of the water table, which favors the leaching of nitrate from field to groundwater. In contrast, the selected pesticide molecules were not detected in the analysed soil and water samples; levels were below the quantification limit in all samples. This situation could be explained by the probable partial or total transformation of the molecules in soil.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER142127 |
| Keywords: | Mnasra zone; Morocco; Agricultural pollution; Fertilizers; Pesticides; Soil; Water |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology > Chair Hydrology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Peiffer Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2018 10:58 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2021 10:50 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/41452 |