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Vertical preferential flow causes highly uneven transport of pesticides in soil, which can be quantitatively modeled using a mixing step parameter to improve environmental risk assessments. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To investigate the pathways of pesticide migration through soil pore space and evaluate numerical modeling of preferential flow to improve groundwater risk assessment.

September 2, 2026Eurasian Soil Science

Migration of Pesticides in Soil and the Importance of Preferential Flows: Observation, Study, and Mathematical Modeling

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AKA. A. Kokoreva AYA. S. YakovlevLomonosov Moscow State University ВКВ.Н. Колупаева

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Experimental and modeling study demonstrates rapid preferential pesticide migration through soil monoliths, highlighting critical parameters for groundwater contamination risk assessment.

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To investigate the pathways of pesticide migration through soil pore space and evaluate numerical modeling of preferential flow to improve groundwater risk assessment.
Assayed regional soil and water samples across Tula oblast, Krasnodar region, and Uzbekistan for modern and obsolete pesticide residues.
Conducted a laboratory lysimetric leaching experiment on a Haplic Chernozem monolith using potassium bromide tracer and the pesticide imazamox (Koc = 11 L/kg, DT50 = 200 days).
Performed scenario-based transport calculations using the PEARL model while varying the vertical mixing step parameter.
Detected trace concentrations of obsolete organochlorine pesticides in regional soil and water sources, whereas modern pesticide components were not observed.
Observed uneven preferential transport in the lysimeter, where over 80% of bromide tracer and substantial imazamox mass eluted through only three of five collection sectors.
Demonstrated that altering the mixing step parameter from units to tens of centimeters in the PEARL model substantially shifts the simulated arrival times of peak pesticide concentrations.

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Kokoreva et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e305c562ede874ec79e3 https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229326600612

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September 2, 2026Eurasian Soil Science

Migration of Pesticides in Soil and the Importance of Preferential Flows: Observation, Study, and Mathematical Modeling

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Authors

AKA. A. Kokoreva AYA. S. YakovlevLomonosov Moscow State University ВКВ.Н. Колупаева

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Overview

Experimental and modeling study demonstrates rapid preferential pesticide migration through soil monoliths, highlighting critical parameters for groundwater contamination risk assessment.

Key Points

To investigate the pathways of pesticide migration through soil pore space and evaluate numerical modeling of preferential flow to improve groundwater risk assessment.
Assayed regional soil and water samples across Tula oblast, Krasnodar region, and Uzbekistan for modern and obsolete pesticide residues.
Conducted a laboratory lysimetric leaching experiment on a Haplic Chernozem monolith using potassium bromide tracer and the pesticide imazamox (Koc = 11 L/kg, DT50 = 200 days).
Performed scenario-based transport calculations using the PEARL model while varying the vertical mixing step parameter.
Detected trace concentrations of obsolete organochlorine pesticides in regional soil and water sources, whereas modern pesticide components were not observed.
Observed uneven preferential transport in the lysimeter, where over 80% of bromide tracer and substantial imazamox mass eluted through only three of five collection sectors.
Demonstrated that altering the mixing step parameter from units to tens of centimeters in the PEARL model substantially shifts the simulated arrival times of peak pesticide concentrations.

Cite This Study

Kokoreva et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e305c562ede874ec79e3 https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229326600612

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