Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments
Neonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s. Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these agrochemicals have gained recent attention for their negative impacts on non-target species such as honeybees and aquatic invertebrates. In re...
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| author | Josephus F. Borsuah Tiffany L. Messer Daniel D. Snow Steve D. Comfort Aaron R. Mittelstet |
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| description | Neonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s. Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these agrochemicals have gained recent attention for their negative impacts on non-target species such as honeybees and aquatic invertebrates. In recent years, neonicotinoids have been detected in rivers and streams across the world. Determining and predicting the exposure potential of neonicotinoids in surface water requires a thorough understanding of their fate and transport mechanisms. Therefore, our objective was to provide a comprehensive review of neonicotinoids with a focus on their fate and transport mechanisms to and within surface waters and their occurrence in waterways throughout the world. A better understanding of fate and transport mechanisms will enable researchers to accurately predict occurrence and persistence of insecticides entering surface waters and potential exposure to non-target organisms in agricultural intensive regions. This review has direct implications on how neonicotinoids are monitored and degraded in aquatic ecosystems. Further, an improved understanding of the fate and transport of neonicotinoids aide natural resource practitioners in the development and implementation of effective best management practices to reduce the potential impact and exposure of neonicotinoids in waterways and aquatic ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e02d137249814fceaec852379285fd1c2023-11-20T23:14:06ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-12-011212338810.3390/w12123388Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic EnvironmentsJosephus F. Borsuah0Tiffany L. Messer1Daniel D. Snow2Steve D. Comfort3Aaron R. Mittelstet4School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 101 Hardin Hall Lincoln, NE 68583, USABiosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, 128 CE Barnhart Lexington, KY 40506, USASchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 101 Hardin Hall Lincoln, NE 68583, USASchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 101 Hardin Hall Lincoln, NE 68583, USABiological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 200 L.W. Chase Hall Lincoln, NE 68583, USANeonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s. Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these agrochemicals have gained recent attention for their negative impacts on non-target species such as honeybees and aquatic invertebrates. In recent years, neonicotinoids have been detected in rivers and streams across the world. Determining and predicting the exposure potential of neonicotinoids in surface water requires a thorough understanding of their fate and transport mechanisms. Therefore, our objective was to provide a comprehensive review of neonicotinoids with a focus on their fate and transport mechanisms to and within surface waters and their occurrence in waterways throughout the world. A better understanding of fate and transport mechanisms will enable researchers to accurately predict occurrence and persistence of insecticides entering surface waters and potential exposure to non-target organisms in agricultural intensive regions. This review has direct implications on how neonicotinoids are monitored and degraded in aquatic ecosystems. Further, an improved understanding of the fate and transport of neonicotinoids aide natural resource practitioners in the development and implementation of effective best management practices to reduce the potential impact and exposure of neonicotinoids in waterways and aquatic ecosystems.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/12/3388neonicotinoid insecticidesfate and transportagricultureecosystem |
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| title | Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments |
| title_full | Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments |
| title_fullStr | Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments |
| title_short | Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments |
| title_sort | literature review global neonicotinoid insecticide occurrence in aquatic environments |
| topic | neonicotinoid insecticides fate and transport agriculture ecosystem |
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