dc.creator | Omirou, M. | en |
dc.creator | Dalias, P. | en |
dc.creator | Costa, C. | en |
dc.creator | Papastefanou, C. | en |
dc.creator | Dados, A. | en |
dc.creator | Ehaliotis, C. | en |
dc.creator | Karpouzas, D. G. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:41:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:41:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.001 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-7491 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/31491 | |
dc.description.abstract | The high wastewater volumes produced during citrus production at pre- and post-harvest level presents serious pesticide point-source pollution for groundwater bodies. Biobeds are used for preventing such point-source pollution occurring at farm level. We explored the potential of biobeds for the depuration of wastewaters produced through the citrus production chain following a lab-to-field experimentation. The dissipation of pesticides used pre- or post-harvest was studied in compost-based biomixtures, soil, and a straw-soil mixture. A biomixture of composted grape seeds and skins (GSS-1) showed the highest dissipation capacity. In subsequent column studies, GSS-1 restricted pesticides leaching even at the highest water load (462 L m(-3)). Ortho-phenylphenol was the most mobile compound. Studies in an on-farm biobed filled with GSS-1 showed that pesticides were fully retained and partially or fully dissipated. Overall biobeds could be a valuable solution for the depuration of wastewaters produced at pre- and post-harvest level by citrus fruit industries. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000304512600005 | |
dc.subject | Biobeds | en |
dc.subject | Citrus industry | en |
dc.subject | Postharvest fungicides | en |
dc.subject | Insecticides | en |
dc.subject | Pesticide dissipation | en |
dc.subject | POINT CONTAMINATION | en |
dc.subject | MICROBIAL ACTIVITY | en |
dc.subject | DEGRADATION | en |
dc.subject | SOIL | en |
dc.subject | DELTAMETHRIN | en |
dc.subject | SYSTEMS | en |
dc.subject | FARM | en |
dc.subject | BIOMIXTURES | en |
dc.subject | PERSISTENCE | en |
dc.subject | REDUCTION | en |
dc.subject | Environmental Sciences | en |
dc.title | Exploring the potential of biobeds for the depuration of pesticide-contaminated wastewaters from the citrus production chain: Laboratory, column and field studies | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |