Table 3 Substances detected in passive air samplers at more than one third of sampling sites
From: Pesticides and pesticide-related products in ambient air in Germany
Substance | Active compound type | Detection frequency (N = 49) | Maximum (ng/sample) | Minimum (ng/sample) | Total quantity in all 49 samples (ng) | Median (ng/sample) | Approved for use in Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glyphosate | Herbicide | 49/49 | 3176.8 | 20.3 | 13,122.3 | 98.4 | Yes |
Chlorothalonil | Fungicide | 47/49 | 1866.2 | 0 | 23,247.3 | 272.5 | Yes |
Metolachlor | Herbicide | 45/49 | 1273.3 | 0 | 8075.8 | 58.1 | Yes |
Pendimethalin | Herbicide | 44/49 | 3916.8 | 0 | 21,942.0 | 145.5 | Yes |
Terbuthylazine | Herbicide | 44/49 | 905.9 | 0 | 6061.2 | 77.3 | Yes |
Prothioconazole-desthio | Metabolite | 42/49 | 329.0 | 0 | 2797.2 | 35.0 | Not regulated |
Dimethenamid | Herbicide | 40/49 | 1556.6 | 0 | 4960.8 | 37.6 | Yes |
Prosulfocarb | Herbicide | 40/49 | 2505.3 | 0 | 11,872.9 | 90.7 | Yes |
Aminomethylphosphonic acid | Metabolite | 40/49 | 402.6 | 0 | 2548.4 | 25.1 | Not regulated |
Flufenacet | Herbicide | 35/49 | 204.6 | 0 | 1872.9 | 20.0 | Yes |
Tebuconazole | Fungicide | 32/49 | 114.7 | 0 | 984.3 | 13.9 | Yes |
Aclonifen | Herbicide | 27/49 | 479.7 | 0 | 1816.3 | 12.2 | Yes |
Chlorflurenol | Growth regulator | 27/49 | 229.1 | 0 | 2687.7 | 53.9 | No |
Hexachlorobenzene | Fungicide | 27/49 | 46.3 | 0 | 805.5 | 10.8 | No |
γ-hexachlorocyclohexane | Insecticide, Repellent | 26/49 | 267.4 | 0 | 1431.0 | 16.5 | No |
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid | Herbicide | 22/49 | 90.8 | 0 | 519.6 | 0.0 | Yes |
Epoxiconazole | Fungicide | 18/49 | 81.3 | 0 | 433.0 | 0.0 | Yes |
Folpet | Fungicide | 17/49 | 7613.8 | 0 | 8958.6 | 0.0 | Yes |