%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating Fate of Organophosphate Pesticides in Pilot Scale Wetland Reactors
%A Mahmut Ekrem KARPUZCU
%J -
%D 2019
%X With the widespread use of modern agriculture, the use of pesticides in the world has increased. As in many countries, pesticide pollution has increasingly been observed in Turkey due to excessive and unconscious use of pesticides. Meric Delta, located in the Meric-Ergene Basin and receiving agricultural drainage from paddy fields, is one of the regions subject to pesticide pollution. In this study, samples were taken from the wetlands in Meric Delta and the fate of four organophosphate pesticides (Chlorpyrifos, Dichlorvos, Fenthion, Diazinon) was investigated in a pilot scale wetland reactor. In the pilot scale reactor set up to represent wetlands in Meric-Ergene Basin, half-lives and adsorption amounts of pesticides to plants and sediments were determined. Additionally, the potential of pesticides for leaching to the groundwater has been determined by calculating GUS (¡°Groundwater Ubiquity Score¡±). The results showed the effectiveness of free surface flow constructed wetlands in organophosphate pesticide removal. The results of this study provide key guidelines for the design of constructed wetlands for the mitigation of organophosphate pesticides
%K Organofosfatl£¿ pestisitler
%K Sulak alanlar
%K Tar£¿msal kirlilik
%K Pilot £¿l£¿ekli reakt£¿r
%K Meri£¿ - Ergene havzas£¿
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/sdufenbed/issue/39838/455538