date:May 07, 2014
exposure in surface waters using buffer strips of plants alongside rivers, or by creating retention ponds and ditches.
This study describes a new user guide to identify suitable measures to reduce pesticide pollution at the stream catchment scale. The guide was developed in Germany and it focuses on pesticide contamination via spray drift and surface runoff. Drainage through the soil from agricultural land, which is less of a problem in Germany, was not included in the guide.
The first step i