Phytoremediation of agricultural land contaminated with pesticides

Abstract

Pesticides are substances intended for preventing, destroying, suppressing or reducing pests. They are in use for more than 60 years and they are divided according to purpose, chemical composition and toxicity category. The use of pesticides in agriculture has positive and negative sides, both from an economic as well as a social and environmental point of view. It is known that pesticides through biogeochemical cycles mature to all environmental media, and even the food chain, which explicitly has an impact on human health. Phytoremediation is one of the natural methods used for solving the problem of the presence of pesticides in agricultural soils, using plant species that perform stabilization and degradation of pesticides. During the planning ecoremediation project of degraded agricultural land, selection of phytoremediation techniques depends on many factors, among other things, the types of contaminants and plant species that will be used. After examining the results of some studies, reports, and regulations, this paper shows the importance of phytoremediation of degraded agricultural land in the light of affordable and green technology without negative effects and products on the environment and human health as well as appropriate techniques of modern man who seeks to sustainable development. It is necessary to take into consideration the use of biopesticides as alternatives to current trend of uncontrolled use of conventional pesticides.