Persistence of Insecticide Residues in Soil
Occurrence and Persistence of Insecticide Residues in Environment
- Soil constitutes a major environment sink for many
pesticide from which they are taken up by plants,
move into the bodies of invertebrates, pass into water
or air and are broken down.
- is dependent on a host conditions :
soil type, OM, clay content, pH, liquid and air flow
through the soil, culture practices, the exposure to
wind, sunlight, rain and temperature etc.