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In intensively cultivated areas, agriculture is a significant source of pesticides associated with storm runoff. When these pollutants enter aquatic receiving waters, they have potential to damage nearby aquatic ecosystems. Constructed wetlands are a best management practice (BMP) designed to help alleviate this potential problem. A constructed wetland system (180 × 30 m) comprised of a sediment retention basin and two treatment cells was used to determine fate and transport of a simulated storm runoff event containing the insecticide diazinon and suspended sediment. Wetland water, sediment, and plant samples were collected spatially and temporally over 55 d. Results indicated that 43% of the study’s measured diazinon mass was associated with plant material, while 23 and 34% were measured in sediment and water, respectively. Mean diazinon concentrations in water, sediment, and plants for the 55-d study were 18.1 ± 4.5 μg/l, 26.0 ± 8.0 μg/kg, and 97.8 ± 10.7 μg/kg, respectively. Aqueous concentrations fluctuated in the wetlands between 51–86 μg/l for the first 4 h of the experiment; however, by 9 h, aqueous concentrations were approximately 16 μg/l. During the 55 d experiment, 0.3 m of rainfall contributed to fluctuations in diazinon concentrations. Results of this experiment can be used to model future design specifications for mitigation of diazinon and other pesticides.
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Authors thank L. Arbuckle, J.L. Bouldin, T. Flemons, F. Gwin, Jr., J.T. Hill, R.L. Lee, R.E. Lizotte, Jr., D. Shaw, R.W. Steinriede, Jr., T. Sullivan, S. Testa III, and T.D. Welch for field assistance and J. Swint for laboratory analyses. Special thanks to S.S. Knight and P. Rodrigue for wetland design information. Thanks also to D.L. Denton for technical assistance and manuscript review.
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Moore, M.T., Cooper, C.M., Smith, S. et al. Diazinon Mitigation in Constructed Wetlands: Influence of Vegetation. Water Air Soil Pollut 184, 313–321 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-007-9418-9
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