Journal of Agricultural and Water Works Engineering

Authors: Ajay Kaushik, Siby John

Abstract: Use of pesticides provides an increase in economy of nation but at the same time it adversely affecting the environment. Pesticide residues are present in all compartments of the environment i.e. soil, sediments, water, fruits and vegetables. More persistent and less biodegradable pesticides (like organochlorines) cause serious health hazards due to its rapid solubility and bioaccumulation in non-targeted organisms. Pesticide drainage from agriculture fields is the major cause of water pollution especially from rice fields as it requires more irrigation which results into high drainage of pesticides with excess water from rice fields. The present study provides a review of surface runoff of pesticides from agriculture field and the factors affecting the surface runoff. It also include the data collection from different papers of surface water contamination of pesticide due to runoff. Data limitation is still a problem to make clear picture of surface water contamination by pesticides. Proper monitoring, assessment and reporting should be implemented to reduce the pesticide exposure.