Pesticides in Major Aquifers

Research for this project started as the Granta Catchment Study in 1984 and it was designed to study and quantify the various aspects of pesticide occurrence and transport in the hydrological cycle. The National Rivers Authority recognizes the threat pesticides pose to aquifers across England and Wales and, as a result, has continued to investigate the problems in the Granta Catchment. The objectives of this work were: to determine the fate and transport of selected priority pesticides in surface and groundwater; to relate measured levels of pesticides to the patterns of use and physicochemical properties; and to develop predictive models of pesticide transport and fate.