• Metsulfuron-methyl and glyphosate transport in a mollisol soil in the Pampean region of Argentina 

      Gonzalo Mayoral, Eliana Soledad; Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; De Geronimo, Eduardo; Costa, José Luis (Soil Science Society of Pakistan, 2021-12-04)
      The agricultural activity poses the potential risk of contaminating groundwater resources because of the leaching capacity of the agrochemicals used. Glyphosate and metsulfuron-methyl are two herbicides widely used in the ...
    • Monensin occurrence in surface water and its impact on aquatic biota in a stream of the southeast Pampas, Argentina 

      Pérez, Débora Jesabel; Okada, Elena; Iturburu, Fernando; De Geronimo, Eduardo; Canton, German Jose; Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; Costa, Jose Luis; Menone, Mirta Luján (Springer Science, 2020-10-16)
      Monensin is an ionophore antibiotic used as a feed additive and growth promoter in cattle production worldwide. The occurrence of monensin in aquatic surficial ecosystems is of concern due to its possible detrimental effects ...
    • Non-point source pollution of glyphosate and AMPA in a rural basin from the southeast Pampas, Argentina 

      Okada, Elena; Pérez, Débora Jesabel; De Geronimo, Eduardo; Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; Massone, Héctor; Costa, Jose Luis (2018-03)
      We measured the occurrence and seasonal variations of glyphosate and its metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in different environmental compartments within the limits of an agricultural basin. This topic is of ...
    • Pesticide pollution in argentine drinking water: A call to ensure safe access 

      Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; De Geronimo, Eduardo (Elsevier, 2024-01)
      The application of pesticides in Argentina has been on the rise since 2000. However, the monitoring of pesticides in drinking water lacks regular updates. This research study analysed 53 pesticides and degradation products ...
    • Los plaguicidas agregados al suelo y su destino en el ambiente 

      Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; De Geronimo, Eduardo; Hernandez Guijarro, Keren; Pérez, Débora Jesabel; Portocarrero, Rocio; Vidal, Claudia (Ediciones INTA, 2015)
      Este documento surge como una iniciativa del Proyecto Nacional de Suelo del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (PNSuelo-INTA) 1134044: “Destino ambiental y degradación de los plaguicidas agregados al suelo”, ...
    • Presence of pesticides in surface water from four sub-basins in Argentina 

      De Geronimo, Eduardo; Aparicio, Virginia Carolina; Barbaro, Sebastian Ernesto; Portocarrero, Rocio; Jaime, Sebastián Andrés; Costa, Jose Luis (Elsevier, 2014-07)
      Argentina has 31 million hectares given over to agriculture comprising 2.2% of the world’s total area under cultivation (Stock Exchange of Rosario, Argentina). Despite the intensity of this agricultural activity, data on ...