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Natural products present an environmentally attractive alternative to synthetic pesticides which have been implicated in the off\uffe2\uff80\uff90target effect. Currently, the assessment of pesticide toxicity on soil microorganisms relies on the OECD 216 N transformation assay (OECD stands for the Organisation Economic Co\uffe2\uff80\uff90operation and Development, which is a key international standard\uffe2\uff80\uff90setting organisation). We tested the hypotheses that (i) the OECD 216 assay fails to identify unacceptable effects of pesticides on soil microbiota compared to more advanced molecular and standardized tests, and (ii) the natural products tested (dihydrochalcone, isoflavone, aliphatic phenol, and spinosad) are less toxic to soil microbiota compared to a synthetic pesticide compound (3,5\uffe2\uff80\uff90dichloraniline). We determined the following in three different soils: (i) ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3\uffe2\uff88\uff92) soil concentrations, as dictated by the OECD 216 test, and (ii) the abundance of phylogenetically (bacteria and fungi) and functionally distinct microbial groups [ammonia\uffe2\uff80\uff90oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB)] using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q\uffe2\uff80\uff90PCR).

RESULTS

All pesticides tested exhibited limited persistence, with spinosad demonstrating the highest persistence. None of the pesticides tested showed clear dose\uffe2\uff80\uff90dependent effects on NH4+ and NO3\uffe2\uff88\uff92 levels and the observed effects were <25% of the control, suggesting no unacceptable impacts on soil microorganisms. In contrast, q\uffe2\uff80\uff90PCR measurements revealed (i) distinct negative effects on the abundance of total bacteria and fungi, which were though limited to one of the studied soils, and (ii) a significant reduction in the abundance of both AOA and AOB across soils. This reduction was attributed to both natural products and 3,5\uffe2\uff80\uff90dichloraniline.

CONCLUSION

Our findings strongly advocate for a revision of the current regulatory framework regarding the toxicity of pesticides to soil microbiota, which should integrate advanced and well\uffe2\uff80\uff90standardized tools. \uffc2\uffa9 2024 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.Abstract The life-critical matrices of air and water are among the most complex chemical mixtures that are ever encountered. Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometers, such as the Orbitrap, provide unprecedented analytical capabilities to probe the molecular composition of such matrices, but the extraction of non-targeted chemical information is impractical to perform via manual data processing. Automated non-targeted tools rapidly extract the chemical information of all detected compounds within a sample dataset. However, these methods have not been exploited in the environmental sciences. Here, we provide an automated and (for the first time) rigorously tested methodology for the non-targeted compositional analysis of environmental matrices using coupled liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric data. First, the robustness and reproducibility was tested using authentic standards, evaluating performance as a function of concentration, ionization potential and sample complexity. The method was then used for the compositional analysis of particulate matter and surface waters collected from world-wide locations. The method detected >9,600 compounds in the individual environmental samples, arising from critical pollutant sources, including carcinogenic industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, among others. This methodology offers considerable advances in the environmental sciences, providing a more complete assessment of sample compositions, whilst significantly increasing throughput.", "keywords": ["13. 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A spatially explicit model-based approach was developed to detect priority areas for diffuse pesticide pollution at catchment scale. The method uses available datasets and considers different pesticide pathways in the environment post-application. The approach was applied in a catchment area in SE Flanders (Belgium) as a case study. Calculated risk areas were obtained using detailed landscape data and combining pesticide emissions and hydrological connectivity. The risk areas obtained were further compared with an alternative observation-based method, developed specifically for this study site that includes long-term field observations and local expert knowledge. Both methods equally classified 50% of the areas. The impact of crop rotation on the calculated risk was analysed. High-risk areas were identified and added to a cumulative map over all five years to evaluate temporal variations. The model-based approach was used for the initial identification of risk areas at the study site. 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Plastic debris (>100\u00a0\u03bcm) was found in all samples with an average number of 2\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0103\u00a0particles\u00a0kg-1 and area of 60\u00a0cm2\u00a0kg-1. We found 4-10 different pesticide residues in all conventional soils, for an average of 140\u00a0\u03bcg\u00a0kg-1. Overall, pesticide content was \u223c100 times lower in organic farms. The soil microbiomes were farm-specific and related to different soil physicochemical parameters and contaminants. Regarding contaminants, bacterial communities responded to the total pesticide residues, the fungicide Azoxystrobin and the insecticide Chlorantraniliprole as well as the plastic area. The fungicide Boscalid was the only contaminant to influence the fungal community. The wide spread of plastic and pesticide residues in agricultural soil and their effects on soil microbial communities may impact crop production and other environmental services. 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We examined the bioaccumulation of pesticides (chlorpyrifos (CPF), difenoconazole (DIF) and their mixture) in radish (Raphanus sativus) planted in soils contaminated with MPs (low-density polyethylene or biodegradable MPs). The experiment was conducted with different contamination scenarios taking into account the use of aged MPs and pesticide mixtures. Radish root biomass was negatively affected in the scenarios with aged MPs. CPF bioaccumulation in radishes appears to be enhanced by the presence of MPs, especially aged MPs, and the pesticide mixture. The results show that food safety risks associated with the bioaccumulation of individual pesticides and their mixtures are increased in soils polluted by MPs, particularly MP after aging.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Crop biomass", "Pesticide residues", "Aged microplastics", "Microplastics", "Bioaccumulation", "6. Clean water", "Food safety", "Raphanus", "Soil", "13. 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Constructed wetlands (CWs) are widely used to treat agricultural runoff contaminated by pesticides, but the removal of hydrophilic pesticides is usually low. In this study, we suggest superabsorbent polymer (SAP), a cross-linked hydrophilic polymer, as a supplement to substrates of CWs and tested the hypothesis that SAP results in an enhanced removal of hydrophilic pesticides. Therefore, batch experiments were conducted to study the retention capacity of water-saturated SAP (w-SAP) for several hydrophilic pesticides. Retention of the pesticides on w-SAP was related to the ionization state and water solubility of the pesticides. The retention of neutral pesticides, imidacloprid, metalaxyl and propiconazole, was about 20% higher than that measured for anionic pesticides, bentazone, glyphosate and MCPA. The retention of the pesticides by w-SAP mainly resulted from their distribution in the gel-water phase of w-SAP, while less water soluble pesticides might have also been adsorbed on the molecular backbone of SAP. Furthermore, we tested the efficacy of w-SAP for treatment of runoff water contaminated by pesticides in lab-scale horizontal subsurface flow CWs. SAP in CWs improved the removal of the pesticides, including the recalcitrant ones. The removal enhancement was owing to the increase of hydraulic retention time and improvement of biodegradation. The removal of the pesticides in SAP containing CWs was > 93% for MCPA, glyphosate, and propiconazole, 62 - 99% for imidacloprid, 50 - 84% for metalaxyl, and 38 - 73% for bentazone. In the control gravel CWs, the removal was > 98% for glyphosate, generally > 83% for MCPA and propiconazole, 46 - 98% for imidacloprid, 32 - 97% for metalaxyl, and 9 - 96% for bentazone.", "keywords": ["Polymers", "13. 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However, the detailed fate of pesticides in the planted filters still remains elusive. This hampers an accurate assessment of environmental risks of the pesticides related to their fate and thereby development of proper mitigation strategies. In addition, a test system for the chemical fate analysis including plants and in particular for planted filters is not well established yet. Therefore, we developed a microcosm test to simulate the fate of pesticide in planted filters, and applied 2-13C,15N-glyphosate as a model pesticide. The fate of 2-13C,15N-glyphosate in the planted microcosms over 31 day-incubation period was balanced and compared with that in the unplanted microcosms. The mass balance of 2-13C,15N-glyphosate turnover included 13C mineralization, degradation products, and the 13C and 15N incorporation into the rhizosphere microbial biomass and plants. We observed high removal of glyphosate (> 88%) from the water mainly due to adsorption on gravel in both microcosms. More glyphosate was degraded in the planted microcosms with 4.1% of 13C being mineralized, 1.5% of 13C and 3.8% of 15N being incorporated into microbial biomass. In the unplanted microcosms, 1.1% of 13C from 2-13C,15N-glyphosate was mineralized, and only 0.2% of 13C and 0.1% of 15N were assimilated into microbial biomass. The total recovery of 13C and 15N was 81% and 85% in planted microcosms, and 91% and 93% in unplanted counterparts, respectively. The microcosm test was thus proven to be feasible for mass balance assessments of the fate of non-volatile chemicals in planted filters. The results of such studies could help better manage and design planted filters for pesticide removal.", "keywords": ["Glyphosate", "Glycine", "Water", "Pesticides", "Plants", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "6. 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&lt;p&gt;Despite all legislative efforts, pesticides persist in soils at low concentrations and are leached to groundwater. This environmental issue has previously been associated with control factors relevant in natural soils but elusive in lab experiments and standard modeling approaches. One such factor is the small-scale spatial distribution of pesticide-degrading microorganisms in soil. Microbes are distributed heterogeneously in natural soils. They are aggregated in biogeochemical &amp;#8220;hotspots&amp;#8221; at the centimeter scale. The aim of our study is to investigate the relevance of such aggregation for pesticide degradation. For this, we upscaled the effect of the heterogeneity-induced accessibility limitations to degradation to the soil-column scale and analyzed kinetic constraints and amplifying factors under contrasting unsaturated flow regimes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We performed a 2D spatially explicit, site-specific model-based scenario analysis for bioreactive transport of the model pesticide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in an arable soil (Luvisol). Stochastic centimeter-scale spatial distributions of microbial degraders were simulated with a spatial statistical model (log Gaussian Cox process), parametrized to meet experimentally observed spatial distribution metrics. Three heterogeneity levels were considered, representing homogenized soil conditions, and the lower and upper limit of expected microbial spatial aggregation in natural soils. Additionally, two contrasting precipitation scenarios (continuous light rain vs. heavy rain events directly following MCPA application) were assessed. A reactive transport model was set up to simulate a 0.3 m x 0.9 m soil column based on hydraulic and bioreactive measurements from a soil monitoring station (Germany, SM#3/ DFG CRC 1253 CAMPOS).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our simulations revealed that heavy precipitation events were the main driver of pesticide leaching. Leached amounts from the topsoil increased by two to five orders of magnitude compared to the light rain scenario and at max. ca. 20 ng was leached from 90 cm after one year. With the increasing spatial aggregation of microbial degraders, upscaled pesticide degradation rates decreased, and considerable differences emerged between homogeneous and highly aggregated scenarios. In the latter, leaching from the plow layer into the subsoil was more pronounced and MCPA was detectable (LOD = 4 &amp;#181;g/kg) 5-6 times longer. In heterogeneous scenarios, degradation in microbial hotspots was mainly diffusion-limited during &amp;#8220;hot moments&amp;#8221; (times of high substrate availability), with a fraction of MCPA simultaneously &amp;#8220;locked in&amp;#8221; in coldspots with low microbial abundance. During intense precipitation events MCPA was remobilised from these coldspots by advective-dispersive transport, thereby increasing pesticide accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our results indicate that predicted environmental concentrations and detectability of pesticides might be underestimated if spatial heterogeneity of microbial degraders is neglected, and they highlight the importance of heavy rain events as drivers of leaching and substrate accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;

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Drinking water wells on a riverbank filtration sites are exposed to contamination from farmlands (like pesticides) that had migrated from the contaminated river. In this study, pesticide contamination of the Warta River and riverbank filtration water at the Mosina-Krajkowo well field (Poland) were examined during the annual cycle. Among the 164 pesticides analysed, 25 were identified. The highest concentrations occurred in the river water and decreased along the flow path from the river to wells. Only the most persistent substances were detected at the farthest points. During the study, seasonal changes in pesticide concentrations and differences in the types of occurring substances were observed. Most substances and the highest concentrations were detected in May 2018, while the lowest number and the lowest concentrations were detected in February 2018. Spring is the period of increased exposure of water to pollution, which is correlated with increased pesticides use and increased rainfall. Seven toxic and persistent pesticides were found with the highest concentrations in water: isoproturon, nicosulfuron, imidacloprid, terbuthylazine, chlorotoluron, S-metalachlor, and prometryn. Pesticides are widely used in the study area; therefore, a potential health risk assessment was performed. The hazard quotient (HQ) values did not exceed one, which indicated a less significant health risk.

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An understanding of agroecosystems is key to determining effective farming systems. Here we report results from a 21-year study of agronomic and ecological performance of biodynamic, bioorganic, and conventional farming systems in Central Europe. We found crop yields to be 20% lower in the organic systems, although input of fertilizer and energy was reduced by 34 to 53% and pesticide input by 97%. Enhanced soil fertility and higher biodiversity found in organic plots may render these systems less dependent on external inputs.

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Pesticides constitute an integral part of modern agriculture. However, there are still concerns about their effects on non-target organisms. To address this the European Commission has imposed a stringent regulatory scheme for new pesticide compounds. Assessment of the aquatic toxicity of pesticides is based on a range of advanced tests. This does not apply to terrestrial ecosystems, where the toxicity of pesticides on soil microorganisms, is based on an outdated and crude test (N mineralization). This regulatory gap is reinforced by the recent methodological and standardization advances in soil microbial ecology. The inclusion of such standardized tools in a revised risk assessment scheme will enable the accurate estimation of the toxicity of pesticides on soil microorganisms and on associated ecosystem services. In this review we (i) summarize recent work in the assessment of the soil microbial toxicity of pesticides and point to ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOM) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as most relevant bioindicator groups (ii) identify limitations in the experimental approaches used and propose mitigation solutions, (iii) identify scientific gaps and (iv) propose a new risk assessment procedure to assess the effects of pesticides on soil microorganisms.

The NEGFRY system is presented in this research work as a novelty strategy for the control of potato late blight in A Limia (NW Spain). The aim was to analyse the number of fungicide applications established by NEGFRY (Decision Support System, DSS) with respect to the routine calendars of this potato production area. This approach is in accordance with the requirements imposed by European policies, participating in more profitable and environmentally friendly agriculture. For this purpose, the relationships between the pathogen and the environmental conditions and epidemiological parameters were analysed in different plots compared to late blight infection in both Routine and DSS strategies. In addition, economic and environmental impacts of fungicide sprays were also analysed to check the adaptability of the decision support system to late blight in the area. Results confirmed that it is possible to reduce sprays following the NEGFRY model by more than 50% compared with Routine applications. Therefore, NEGFRY is a promising strategy to achieve lower footprint potato yields through a reduction in applied pesticides and water, lower gas emissions and less soil compaction due to a reduction in the number of tractor passes over the soil. The commitment to this strategy contributes to improving the economy of farmers, the health of the biodiversity, the environment and consumers, as well as to comply with demands of global economies in terms of more sustainable and resilient agriculture.

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Worldwide climate change will most likely lead to drastic changes in hydrology and food production. In this study, the impact of climate change on the hydrological regime and the fate of pesticides in the Guayas River basin is investigated using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Four general circulation models and three representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5, RCP 6.0 and RCP 8.5) for three future periods were used to assess impact of climate change. Future projections showed a maximum increase in the average monthly precipitation of 40% in June, as well as an increase in an average minimum temperature of 3.85\uffc2\uffb0C for July and an average maximum temperature of 4.5\uffc2\uffb0C for August in 2080s. The model simulations based on RCP 8.5 scenario predict an increase in potential evapotranspiration by 11%, surface runoff of 39% and water yield of 33% in 2080s. The pesticide simulation showed the highest water concentrations during the wet season. Projections of trends in pesticide concentration indicate a similar trend to the current situation given the application rate remains the same. The results can be beneficial for the management and planning of the basin to mitigate flood and water quality-related impacts of food production and climate change.

Global food production needs to increase in order to meet the demands of an ever growing population. As resources are finite, the most feasible way to meet this demand is to minimize losses and improving efficiency. Regular monitoring of factors like animal health, soil and water quality for example, can ensure that the resources are being used to their maximum efficiency. Existing monitoring techniques however have limitations, such as portability, turnaround time and requirement for additional reagents. In this work, we explore the use of micro and nano scale electrode devices, for the development of electrochemical sensing platform to digitalize a wide range of applications within the Agri-food sector. With this platform, we demonstrate the direct electrochemical detection of pesticides, specifically clothianidin and imidacloprid with detection limits of 0.22 ng/mL and 2.14 ng/mL respectively, and nitrates with a detection limit of 0.2 \u00b5M. In addition, interdigitated electrode structures also enable an in-situ pH control technique to mitigate pH as an interference and modify analyte response. This technique is applied to the analysis of monochloramine, a common water disinfectant. Concerning biosensing, the sensors are modified with biomolecular probes for the detection of both bovine viral diarrhea virus particles and antibodies, over a range of 1 ng/mL to 10 \u00b5g/mL. Finally, a portable analogue front end electronic reader is developed to allow portable sensing, with control and readout undertaken using a smart phone application. Finally, the sensor chip platform is integrated with these electronics to provide a fully functional end-to-end smart sensor system compatible with emerging AgriFood digital decision support tools.

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Microorganisms promised to lead the bio-based revolution for a more sustainable agriculture. Beneficial microorganisms could be a valid alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. However, the increasing use of microbial inoculants is also raising several questions about their efficacy and their effects on the autochthonous soil microorganisms. There are two major issues on the application of bioinoculants to soil: (i) their detection in soil, and the analysis of their persistence and fate; (ii) the monitoring of the impact of the introduced bioinoculant on native soil microbial communities. This review explores the strategies and methods that can be applied to the detection of microbial inoculants and to soil monitoring. The discussion includes a comprehensive critical assessment of the available tools, based on morpho-phenological, molecular, and microscopic analyses. The prospects for future development of protocols for regulatory or commercial purposes are also discussed, underlining the need for a multi-method (polyphasic) approach to ensure the necessary level of discrimination required to track and monitor bioinoculants in soil.

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The aim of this article is to evaluate the removal of natural organic matter and micropollutants at a riverbank filtration site in Krajkowo, Poland, and its dependence on the distance between the wells and the river and related travel times. A high reduction in dissolved organic carbon (40\uffe2\uff80\uff9342%), chemical oxygen demand (65\uffe2\uff80\uff9370%), and colour (42\uffe2\uff80\uff9347%) was found in the riverbank filtration wells at a distance of 60\uffe2\uff80\uff9380 m from the river. A lower reduction in dissolved organic carbon (26%), chemical oxygen demand (42%), and colour (33%) was observed in a horizontal well. At greater distances of the wells from the river, the removal of pharmaceutical residues and pesticides was in the range of 52\uffe2\uff80\uff9366% and 55\uffe2\uff80\uff9366%, respectively. The highest removal of pharmaceutical residues and pesticides was found in a well located 250 m from the river and no micropollutants were detected in a well located 680 m from the river. The results provide evidence of the high efficacy of riverbank filtration for contaminant removal.

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&lt;p&gt;Despite all legislative efforts, pesticides persist in soils at low concentrations and are leached to groundwater. This environmental issue has previously been associated with control factors relevant in natural soils but elusive in lab experiments and standard modeling approaches. One such factor is the small-scale spatial distribution of pesticide-degrading microorganisms in soil. Microbes are distributed heterogeneously in natural soils. They are aggregated in biogeochemical &amp;#8220;hotspots&amp;#8221; at the centimeter scale. The aim of our study is to investigate the relevance of such aggregation for pesticide degradation. For this, we upscaled the effect of the heterogeneity-induced accessibility limitations to degradation to the soil-column scale and analyzed kinetic constraints and amplifying factors under contrasting unsaturated flow regimes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We performed a 2D spatially explicit, site-specific model-based scenario analysis for bioreactive transport of the model pesticide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in an arable soil (Luvisol). Stochastic centimeter-scale spatial distributions of microbial degraders were simulated with a spatial statistical model (log Gaussian Cox process), parametrized to meet experimentally observed spatial distribution metrics. Three heterogeneity levels were considered, representing homogenized soil conditions, and the lower and upper limit of expected microbial spatial aggregation in natural soils. Additionally, two contrasting precipitation scenarios (continuous light rain vs. heavy rain events directly following MCPA application) were assessed. A reactive transport model was set up to simulate a 0.3 m x 0.9 m soil column based on hydraulic and bioreactive measurements from a soil monitoring station (Germany, SM#3/ DFG CRC 1253 CAMPOS).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our simulations revealed that heavy precipitation events were the main driver of pesticide leaching. Leached amounts from the topsoil increased by two to five orders of magnitude compared to the light rain scenario and at max. ca. 20 ng was leached from 90 cm after one year. With the increasing spatial aggregation of microbial degraders, upscaled pesticide degradation rates decreased, and considerable differences emerged between homogeneous and highly aggregated scenarios. In the latter, leaching from the plow layer into the subsoil was more pronounced and MCPA was detectable (LOD = 4 &amp;#181;g/kg) 5-6 times longer. In heterogeneous scenarios, degradation in microbial hotspots was mainly diffusion-limited during &amp;#8220;hot moments&amp;#8221; (times of high substrate availability), with a fraction of MCPA simultaneously &amp;#8220;locked in&amp;#8221; in coldspots with low microbial abundance. During intense precipitation events MCPA was remobilised from these coldspots by advective-dispersive transport, thereby increasing pesticide accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our results indicate that predicted environmental concentrations and detectability of pesticides might be underestimated if spatial heterogeneity of microbial degraders is neglected, and they highlight the importance of heavy rain events as drivers of leaching and substrate accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;

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Global food production needs to increase in order to meet the demands of an ever growing population. As resources are finite, the most feasible way to meet this demand is to minimize losses and improving efficiency. Regular monitoring of factors like animal health, soil and water quality for example, can ensure that the resources are being used to their maximum efficiency. Existing monitoring techniques however have limitations, such as portability, turnaround time and requirement for additional reagents. In this work, we explore the use of micro and nano scale electrode devices, for the development of electrochemical sensing platform to digitalize a wide range of applications within the Agri-food sector. With this platform, we demonstrate the direct electrochemical detection of pesticides, specifically clothianidin and imidacloprid with detection limits of 0.22 ng/mL and 2.14 ng/mL respectively, and nitrates with a detection limit of 0.2 \u00b5M. In addition, interdigitated electrode structures also enable an in-situ pH control technique to mitigate pH as an interference and modify analyte response. This technique is applied to the analysis of monochloramine, a common water disinfectant. Concerning biosensing, the sensors are modified with biomolecular probes for the detection of both bovine viral diarrhea virus particles and antibodies, over a range of 1 ng/mL to 10 \u00b5g/mL. Finally, a portable analogue front end electronic reader is developed to allow portable sensing, with control and readout undertaken using a smart phone application. Finally, the sensor chip platform is integrated with these electronics to provide a fully functional end-to-end smart sensor system compatible with emerging AgriFood digital decision support tools.

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In semi-arid regions, the use of plastic mulch and pesticides in conventional agriculture is nearly ubiquitous. Although the sorption of pesticides on Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) has been previously studied, no data are available for other plastics such as Pro-oxidant Additive Containing (PAC) plastics or \uffe2\uff80\uff9cbiodegradable\uffe2\uff80\uff9d (Bio) plastics. The aim of this research was to measure the sorption pattern of active substances from pesticides on LDPE, PAC and Bio plastic mulches and to compare the decay of the active substances in the presence and absence of plastic debris.

Methods

For this purpose, 38 active substances from 17 insecticides, 15 fungicides and six herbicides commonly applied with plastic mulching in South-east Spain were incubated with a 3 \uffc3\uff97 3 cm2 piece of plastic mulch (LDPE, PAC and Bio). The incubation was done in a solution of 10% acetonitrile and 90% distilled water at 35 \uffc2\uffb0C for 15 days in the dark. The Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe approach was adapted to extract the pesticides.

Results

The sorption behavior depended on both the pesticide and the plastic mulch type. On average, the sorption percentage was ~23% on LDPE and PAC and ~50% on Bio. The decay of active substances in the presence of plastic was ~30% lesser than the decay of active substances in solution alone. This study is the first attempt at assessing the behavior of a diversity of plastic mulches and pesticides to further define research needs.

Microorganisms promised to lead the bio-based revolution for a more sustainable agriculture. Beneficial microorganisms could be a valid alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. However, the increasing use of microbial inoculants is also raising several questions about their efficacy and their effects on the autochthonous soil microorganisms. There are two major issues on the application of bioinoculants to soil: (i) their detection in soil, and the analysis of their persistence and fate; (ii) the monitoring of the impact of the introduced bioinoculant on native soil microbial communities. This review explores the strategies and methods that can be applied to the detection of microbial inoculants and to soil monitoring. The discussion includes a comprehensive critical assessment of the available tools, based on morpho-phenological, molecular, and microscopic analyses. The prospects for future development of protocols for regulatory or commercial purposes are also discussed, underlining the need for a multi-method (polyphasic) approach to ensure the necessary level of discrimination required to track and monitor bioinoculants in soil.

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Plastic mulch, mainly in the form of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE), is widely used in agriculture to decrease evaporation, increase soil temperature and prevent weeds. The incomplete removal of LDPE mulch after use causes plastic contamination in agricultural soils. In conventional agriculture, the use of pesticides also leaves residues accumulating in soils. Thus, the objective of this study was to measure plastic and pesticide residues in agricultural soils and their effects on the soil microbiome. For this, we sampled soil (0-10\u00a0cm and 10-30\u00a0cm) from 18 parcels from 6 vegetable farms in SE Spain. The farms were under either organic or conventional management, where plastic mulch had been used for >25\u00a0years. We measured the macro- and micro-light density plastic debris contents, the pesticide residue levels, and a range of physiochemical properties. We also carried out DNA sequencing on the soil fungal and bacterial communities. Plastic debris (>100\u00a0\u03bcm) was found in all samples with an average number of 2\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0103\u00a0particles\u00a0kg-1 and area of 60\u00a0cm2\u00a0kg-1. We found 4-10 different pesticide residues in all conventional soils, for an average of 140\u00a0\u03bcg\u00a0kg-1. Overall, pesticide content was \u223c100 times lower in organic farms. The soil microbiomes were farm-specific and related to different soil physicochemical parameters and contaminants. Regarding contaminants, bacterial communities responded to the total pesticide residues, the fungicide Azoxystrobin and the insecticide Chlorantraniliprole as well as the plastic area. The fungicide Boscalid was the only contaminant to influence the fungal community. The wide spread of plastic and pesticide residues in agricultural soil and their effects on soil microbial communities may impact crop production and other environmental services. 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The NEGFRY system is presented in this research work as a novelty strategy for the control of potato late blight in A Limia (NW Spain). The aim was to analyse the number of fungicide applications established by NEGFRY (Decision Support System, DSS) with respect to the routine calendars of this potato production area. This approach is in accordance with the requirements imposed by European policies, participating in more profitable and environmentally friendly agriculture. For this purpose, the relationships between the pathogen and the environmental conditions and epidemiological parameters were analysed in different plots compared to late blight infection in both Routine and DSS strategies. In addition, economic and environmental impacts of fungicide sprays were also analysed to check the adaptability of the decision support system to late blight in the area. Results confirmed that it is possible to reduce sprays following the NEGFRY model by more than 50% compared with Routine applications. Therefore, NEGFRY is a promising strategy to achieve lower footprint potato yields through a reduction in applied pesticides and water, lower gas emissions and less soil compaction due to a reduction in the number of tractor passes over the soil. The commitment to this strategy contributes to improving the economy of farmers, the health of the biodiversity, the environment and consumers, as well as to comply with demands of global economies in terms of more sustainable and resilient agriculture.

", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Phytophthora infestans", "resilient agriculture", "integrated pest management", "Agriculture (General)", "3103.04 Protecci\u00f3n de Los Cultivos", "Solanum tuberosum", "pesticides", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "3101 Agroqu\u00edmica", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "S1-972", "12. Responsible consumption", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/11093/7856"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11093/7856", "name": "item", "description": "11093/7856", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11093/7856"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-04-23T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "1854/LU-01J9NQCTA3B39X0MAC0P804GF5", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:40Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-09-20", "title": "Model-based analysis of the impact of climate change on hydrology in the Guayas River basin (Ecuador)", "description": "ABSTRACT

Worldwide climate change will most likely lead to drastic changes in hydrology and food production. In this study, the impact of climate change on the hydrological regime and the fate of pesticides in the Guayas River basin is investigated using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Four general circulation models and three representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5, RCP 6.0 and RCP 8.5) for three future periods were used to assess impact of climate change. Future projections showed a maximum increase in the average monthly precipitation of 40% in June, as well as an increase in an average minimum temperature of 3.85\uffc2\uffb0C for July and an average maximum temperature of 4.5\uffc2\uffb0C for August in 2080s. The model simulations based on RCP 8.5 scenario predict an increase in potential evapotranspiration by 11%, surface runoff of 39% and water yield of 33% in 2080s. The pesticide simulation showed the highest water concentrations during the wet season. Projections of trends in pesticide concentration indicate a similar trend to the current situation given the application rate remains the same. The results can be beneficial for the management and planning of the basin to mitigate flood and water quality-related impacts of food production and climate change.

&lt;p&gt;Despite all legislative efforts, pesticides persist in soils at low concentrations and are leached to groundwater. This environmental issue has previously been associated with control factors relevant in natural soils but elusive in lab experiments and standard modeling approaches. One such factor is the small-scale spatial distribution of pesticide-degrading microorganisms in soil. Microbes are distributed heterogeneously in natural soils. They are aggregated in biogeochemical &amp;#8220;hotspots&amp;#8221; at the centimeter scale. The aim of our study is to investigate the relevance of such aggregation for pesticide degradation. For this, we upscaled the effect of the heterogeneity-induced accessibility limitations to degradation to the soil-column scale and analyzed kinetic constraints and amplifying factors under contrasting unsaturated flow regimes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We performed a 2D spatially explicit, site-specific model-based scenario analysis for bioreactive transport of the model pesticide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in an arable soil (Luvisol). Stochastic centimeter-scale spatial distributions of microbial degraders were simulated with a spatial statistical model (log Gaussian Cox process), parametrized to meet experimentally observed spatial distribution metrics. Three heterogeneity levels were considered, representing homogenized soil conditions, and the lower and upper limit of expected microbial spatial aggregation in natural soils. Additionally, two contrasting precipitation scenarios (continuous light rain vs. heavy rain events directly following MCPA application) were assessed. A reactive transport model was set up to simulate a 0.3 m x 0.9 m soil column based on hydraulic and bioreactive measurements from a soil monitoring station (Germany, SM#3/ DFG CRC 1253 CAMPOS).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our simulations revealed that heavy precipitation events were the main driver of pesticide leaching. Leached amounts from the topsoil increased by two to five orders of magnitude compared to the light rain scenario and at max. ca. 20 ng was leached from 90 cm after one year. With the increasing spatial aggregation of microbial degraders, upscaled pesticide degradation rates decreased, and considerable differences emerged between homogeneous and highly aggregated scenarios. In the latter, leaching from the plow layer into the subsoil was more pronounced and MCPA was detectable (LOD = 4 &amp;#181;g/kg) 5-6 times longer. In heterogeneous scenarios, degradation in microbial hotspots was mainly diffusion-limited during &amp;#8220;hot moments&amp;#8221; (times of high substrate availability), with a fraction of MCPA simultaneously &amp;#8220;locked in&amp;#8221; in coldspots with low microbial abundance. During intense precipitation events MCPA was remobilised from these coldspots by advective-dispersive transport, thereby increasing pesticide accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our results indicate that predicted environmental concentrations and detectability of pesticides might be underestimated if spatial heterogeneity of microbial degraders is neglected, and they highlight the importance of heavy rain events as drivers of leaching and substrate accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "Herbicides", "13. Climate action", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid", "Pesticides", "15. Life on land", "Soil Microbiology", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.2c03397"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/3186314454"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Science%20%26amp%3B%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "3186314454", "name": "item", "description": "3186314454", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/3186314454"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "37981159", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:27:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-11-17", "title": "Pesticide bioaccumulation in radish produced from soil contaminated with microplastics", "description": "The aging of microplastics (MPs) in soils may affect crop bioaccumulation of coexisting contaminants. We examined the bioaccumulation of pesticides (chlorpyrifos (CPF), difenoconazole (DIF) and their mixture) in radish (Raphanus sativus) planted in soils contaminated with MPs (low-density polyethylene or biodegradable MPs). The experiment was conducted with different contamination scenarios taking into account the use of aged MPs and pesticide mixtures. Radish root biomass was negatively affected in the scenarios with aged MPs. CPF bioaccumulation in radishes appears to be enhanced by the presence of MPs, especially aged MPs, and the pesticide mixture. The results show that food safety risks associated with the bioaccumulation of individual pesticides and their mixtures are increased in soils polluted by MPs, particularly MP after aging.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Crop biomass", "Pesticide residues", "Aged microplastics", "Microplastics", "Bioaccumulation", "6. Clean water", "Food safety", "Raphanus", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Chlorpyrifos", "Pesticides", "Biodegradable microplastics", "Plastics"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/37981159"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "37981159", "name": "item", "description": "37981159", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/37981159"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "38243771", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:27:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-01-20", "title": "The effect of natural products used as pesticides on the soil microbiota: OECD 216 nitrogen transformation test fails to identify effects that were detected viaq\u2010PCR microbial abundance measurement", "description": "AbstractBACKGROUND

Natural products present an environmentally attractive alternative to synthetic pesticides which have been implicated in the off\uffe2\uff80\uff90target effect. Currently, the assessment of pesticide toxicity on soil microorganisms relies on the OECD 216 N transformation assay (OECD stands for the Organisation Economic Co\uffe2\uff80\uff90operation and Development, which is a key international standard\uffe2\uff80\uff90setting organisation). We tested the hypotheses that (i) the OECD 216 assay fails to identify unacceptable effects of pesticides on soil microbiota compared to more advanced molecular and standardized tests, and (ii) the natural products tested (dihydrochalcone, isoflavone, aliphatic phenol, and spinosad) are less toxic to soil microbiota compared to a synthetic pesticide compound (3,5\uffe2\uff80\uff90dichloraniline). We determined the following in three different soils: (i) ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3\uffe2\uff88\uff92) soil concentrations, as dictated by the OECD 216 test, and (ii) the abundance of phylogenetically (bacteria and fungi) and functionally distinct microbial groups [ammonia\uffe2\uff80\uff90oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB)] using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q\uffe2\uff80\uff90PCR).

RESULTS

All pesticides tested exhibited limited persistence, with spinosad demonstrating the highest persistence. None of the pesticides tested showed clear dose\uffe2\uff80\uff90dependent effects on NH4+ and NO3\uffe2\uff88\uff92 levels and the observed effects were <25% of the control, suggesting no unacceptable impacts on soil microorganisms. In contrast, q\uffe2\uff80\uff90PCR measurements revealed (i) distinct negative effects on the abundance of total bacteria and fungi, which were though limited to one of the studied soils, and (ii) a significant reduction in the abundance of both AOA and AOB across soils. This reduction was attributed to both natural products and 3,5\uffe2\uff80\uff90dichloraniline.

CONCLUSION

Our findings strongly advocate for a revision of the current regulatory framework regarding the toxicity of pesticides to soil microbiota, which should integrate advanced and well\uffe2\uff80\uff90standardized tools. \uffc2\uffa9 2024 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.Abstract The life-critical matrices of air and water are among the most complex chemical mixtures that are ever encountered. Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometers, such as the Orbitrap, provide unprecedented analytical capabilities to probe the molecular composition of such matrices, but the extraction of non-targeted chemical information is impractical to perform via manual data processing. Automated non-targeted tools rapidly extract the chemical information of all detected compounds within a sample dataset. However, these methods have not been exploited in the environmental sciences. Here, we provide an automated and (for the first time) rigorously tested methodology for the non-targeted compositional analysis of environmental matrices using coupled liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric data. First, the robustness and reproducibility was tested using authentic standards, evaluating performance as a function of concentration, ionization potential and sample complexity. The method was then used for the compositional analysis of particulate matter and surface waters collected from world-wide locations. The method detected >9,600 compounds in the individual environmental samples, arising from critical pollutant sources, including carcinogenic industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, among others. This methodology offers considerable advances in the environmental sciences, providing a more complete assessment of sample compositions, whilst significantly increasing throughput.", "keywords": ["ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry", "Compound Discoverer", "1600", "2304", "Reproducibility of Results", "non-targeted analysis", "01 natural sciences", "Mass Spectrometry", "13. 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Their spatial aggregation at the millimeter scale reduces the frequency of degrader-pesticide encounter and can introduce transport limitations to pesticide degradation. We simulated reactive pesticide transport in soil to investigate the fate of the widely used herbicide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in response to differently aggregated distributions of degrading microbes. Four scenarios were defined covering millimeter scale heterogeneity from homogeneous (pseudo-1D) to extremely heterogeneous degrader distributions and two precipitation scenarios with either continuous light rain or heavy rain events. Leaching from subsoils did not occur in any scenario. Within the topsoil, increasing spatial heterogeneity of microbial degraders reduced macroscopic degradation rates, increased MCPA leaching, and prolonged the persistence of residual MCPA. In heterogeneous scenarios, pesticide degradation was limited by the spatial separation of degrader and pesticide, which was quantified by the spatial covariance between MCPA and degraders. Heavy rain events temporarily lifted these transport constraints in heterogeneous scenarios and increased degradation rates. Our results indicate that the mild millimeter scale spatial heterogeneity of degraders typical for arable topsoil will have negligible consequences for the fate of MCPA, but strong clustering of degraders can delay pesticide degradation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "Herbicides", "13. Climate action", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid", "Pesticides", "15. 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