Pesticide Screening in a Commercial Yard Waste And Biosolids Compost |
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| Authors: | P Chris Wilson Sandra B Wilson Peter J Stoffella |
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| Institution: | University of Florida/IFAS, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, Florida |
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| Abstract: | The presence of pesticides in compost is of interest because of possible health, production and ecological risks. The presence of over 50 pesticides was assessed in raw yard waste, milled yard waste, and a finished compost (yard waste:biosolids) at a commercial compost facility in Florida. These pesticides were comprised of 38 herbicides, eight insecticides and two fungicides. Of the pesticides monitored for in this study, only atrazine, 4,4-DDE, alpha chlordane, gamma chlordane, and endosulfan I were detected, and were only present in raw yard wastes. |
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