Loss of pesticides from a litchi orchard to an adjacent stream in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Kahl G., Ingwersen J., Nutniyom P., Totrakool S., Pansombat K., Thavornyutikarn P., Streck T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38149062165&partnerID=40&md5=406ba16cbc47405166cdee5c33b19a94; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/350
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In the hill country of northern Thailand use of agrochemicals is increasing steadily and contaminating streams and groundwater. We have measured pesticide leached from a litchi orchard to an adjacent stream and identified the flow components contributing to the pesticide transport after installing t...