Pesticide Transport and Reaction in Soil
Application ID: 2173
Aldicarb is a commercial pesticide, used on a variety of crops, including cotton, fruits, potatoes, and beans. This arises in the possibility that the general population may be exposed to aldicarb through the ingestion of contaminated water and foods.
This example looks at the degradation kinetics of aldicarb and its toxic by-products, investigating both the degradation time-scale as well as the spatial concentration distribution of toxic components.
In the first model the chemicals are contained in a water pond, treated as a perfectly mixed system. The second model tracks the detailed distribution of chemicals in soil as the pesticide leaches out of the pond and is transported in water through the ground.
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