Abstract
Neonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s. Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these agrochemicals have gained recent attention for their negative impacts on non-target species such as honeybees and aquatic invertebrates. In recent years, neonicotinoids have been detected in rivers and streams across the world. Determining and predicting the exposure potential of neonicotinoids in surface water requires a thorough understanding of their fate and transport mechanisms. Therefore, our objective was to provide a comprehensive review of neonicotinoids with a focus on their fate and transport mechanisms to and within surface waters and their occurrence in waterways throughout the world. A better understanding of fate and transport mechanisms will enable researchers to accurately predict occurrence and persistence of insecticides entering surface waters and potential exposure to non-target organisms in agricultural intensive regions. This review has direct implications on how neonicotinoids are monitored and degraded in aquatic ecosystems. Further, an improved understanding of the fate and transport of neonicotinoids aide natural resource practitioners in the development and implementation of effective best management practices to reduce the potential impact and exposure of neonicotinoids in waterways and aquatic ecosystems.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
12-2-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123388
Funding Information
This article is based upon work that was supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2018-67019-27794, and a Hatch multistate capacity funding grant (W-4045).
Repository Citation
Borsuah, Josephus F.; Messer, Tiffany L.; Snow, Daniel D.; Comfort, Steve D.; and Mittelstet, Aaron R., "Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments" (2020). Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications. 237.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/bae_facpub/237
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Water, v. 12, issue 12, 3388.
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