Fate and behaviour of pesticides in the environment. Figure was obtained from http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/pesticides/c_2.htm#1  

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... to pesticides in the environment. These processes include adsorption, transfer, breakdown and degradation. Transfer includes processes that move the pes- ticide away from the target site. These include volatilization, spray drift, run- off, leaching, absorption and crop removal. Fate and behaviour of pesticides in the environment is shown in Fig. 1 (http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/pesticides/c_2. htm#1). ...

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... 300 different pesticides have been reported as contaminants of food products of European origin (Commission staff working document, 2012). Up to 50% of fruits, vegetables and cereals grown in the European Union are known to contain pesticide residues (Commission staff working document, 2012). ...