Pesticides in stormwater runoff−A mini review

Abstract

• The sources and pathways of pesticides into stormwater runoff were diverse.

• Factors affecting pesticides in stormwater runoff were critically reviewed.

• Pesticides mitigation strategies were included in this review.

• The current knowledge gap of the pesticides in stormwater runoff was identified.

Recently, scientific interest has grown in harvesting and treating stormwater for potable water use, in order to combat the serious global water scarcity issue. In this context, pesticides have been identified as the key knowledge gap as far as reusing stormwater is concerned. This paper reviewed the presence of pesticides in stormwater runoff in both rural and urban areas. Specifically, the sources of pesticide contamination and possible pathways were investigated in this review. Influential factors affecting pesticides in stormwater runoff were critically identified as: 1) characteristics of precipitation, 2) properties of pesticide, 3) patterns of pesticides use, and 4) properties of application surface. The available pesticide mitigation strategies including best management practice (BMP), low impact development (LID), green infrastructure (GI) and sponge city (SC) were also included in this paper. In the future, large-scale multi-catchment studies that directly evaluate pesticide concentrations in both urban and rural stormwater runoff will be of great importance for the development of effective pesticides treatment approaches and stormwater harvesting strategies.

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Keywords

Pesticide / Stormwater runoff / Occurrence / Urban runoff

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