Title
Neonicotinoids in groundwater: presence and fate in two distinct hydrogeologic settings in Ontario, Canada
Other title
地下水中的新烟碱:加拿大Ontario省两个不同水文地质条件中的存在和归趋 Néonicotinoïdes dans les eaux souterraines: présence et devenir dans deux contextes hydrogéologiques différents en Ontario, Canada Neonicotinóides em águas subterrâneas: presença e destino em dois contextos hidrogeológicos distintos em Ontário, Canadá Los neonicotinoides en las aguas subterráneas: presencia y destino en dos escenarios hidrogeológicos distintos en Ontario (Canadá)
Date Issued
01 March 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Browne D.
Levison J.
Novakowski K.
Schaafsma A.
University of Guelph
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
Neonicotinoids are a group of insecticides that are commonly used in agriculture throughout the world. Despite their widespread use, there are significant knowledge gaps related to the presence and fate of neonicotinoids in groundwater. This research explores the environmental parameters governing the transport of the most commonly found neonicotinoids from surface application to deeper groundwater in two distinct hydrogeologic settings. Both of these research sites are located in Ontario, Canada: one has an unconfined, sandy Quaternary aquifer while the other has a fractured, crystalline bedrock aquifer (Canadian Shield) under a thin layer of soil and till. Groundwater sampling was conducted using 18–26 monitoring intervals at each research site during each sampling round (April 2016, July 2016, August 2016, November 2016, and April 2017). Analysis of six neonicotinoids, two fungicides, two herbicides, and one ryanoid insecticide were conducted using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (positive electrospray ionization)–tandem mass spectrometry. During the groundwater sampling period, soil sampling was conducted, and a crop survey completed. Results from groundwater sampling found the neonicotinoids clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam with maximum concentrations and detection frequencies above the level of quantitation of 2.09, 0.7, 0.46 μg/L, and 2.2, 0.9, 1.3%, respectively. Numerical analysis revealed that under similar environmental conditions, clothianidin and thiamethoxam are released in a similar pattern that resembles a pulse. Future research into this subject should include a finer sampling timeframe to confirm theories about the pulsing nature of neonicotinoids in groundwater.
Start page
651
End page
666
Volume
29
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geología Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092567332
Source
Hydrogeology Journal
ISSN of the container
14312174
Sponsor(s)
This research was supported by the OMAFRA-University of Guelph Partnership (UofG project No. 030132) and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (matching funds). This research project (UofG project No. 030132) is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance; and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (matching funds). The Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs did not play a direct role in this project. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture provided advice on the format and methodology of the Farmer’s Survey. Acknowledgements
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus