Movement of methyl parathion, lindane and atrazine through lysimeters in field conditions

The movement of pesticides methyl parathion, lindane and atrazine due to leaching by rainfall was studied in lysimeters containing different types of soil from the loannina area of Greece. For a period between October 1985 to June 1986 the amount of pesticides was analysed in water samples from rainfall concentrated after filtration through the soils to a depth of 100 cm. The total amounts of each pesticide transported in this way were 0.15–0.26% for methyl parathion, 0.15–0.19% for lindane and 0.54–0.66% for atrazine of the initial amounts.