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Application of Humic and Fulvic Acids as an Alternative Method of Cleaning Water from Plant Protection Product Residues
Summary
Humic and fulvic acids were tested as natural sorbents to remove pesticide residues from water, offering an alternative to synthetic chemical treatments. Lab experiments showed both substances could adsorb certain plant protection products from solution. The study suggests these naturally occurring compounds have potential as low-cost, eco-friendly water purification agents.
Humic acids (HAs) and fulvic acids (FAs) are naturally occurring compounds that influence the fate and transportation of various compounds in the soil. Although HAs and FAs have multiple uses, the reports about their sorbent potential for environmental pollutants are scanty and sparse. In this study, HA and FA, isolated from lignite samples from two mines in Greece, were studied as sorbent materials for three active compounds of plant protection products, namely glyphosate (herbicide), cypermethrin (pyrethroid insecticide), and azoxystrobin (fungicide). According to the results, both HA and FA are promising sorbent materials for these active compounds, with HA achieving better sorption for cypermethrin and azoxystrobin, while FA was found to be more efficient for glyphosate. Moreover, their performance was not compromised by other components commonly found in commercially available herbicides/insecticides/fungicides. In addition, no significant leaching of the sorbed compounds was recorded. Finally, the two materials achieved similar sorption efficiency of the compounds from lake water.
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