February 12, 2024Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access

Widespread contamination of soils and vegetation with current use pesticide residues along altitudinal gradients in a European Alpine valley

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CBCarsten A. BrühlUniversity of Kaiserslautern NENina EngelhardUniversity of Koblenz and Landau NBNikita BakanovUniversity of Koblenz and Landau

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Environmental survey reveals widespread pesticide residue contamination across Alpine soils and vegetation, highlighting ecological risks in remote mountain ecosystems.

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Current use pesticides contaminate soils and vegetation throughout alpine gradients, spreading from lowland apple orchards up to remote mountain summits.
Analysis across 53 sites along eleven altitudinal transects detected 27 pesticide residues, including 10 insecticides and 11 fungicides.
Highlights the pervasive drift of chemical mixtures into protected conservation areas, urging reductions in pesticide residues to protect biodiversity.

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Brühl et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e796dbb6db643587707ad9 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01220-1

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Environmental survey reveals widespread pesticide residue contamination across Alpine soils and vegetation, highlighting ecological risks in remote mountain ecosystems.

Widespread contamination of soils and vegetation with current use pesticide residues along altitudinal gradients in a European Alpine valley

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Widespread contamination of soils and vegetation with current use pesticide residues along altitudinal gradients in a European Alpine valley

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