Monitoramento de resíduos de agrotóxicos em recursos hídricos no Rio Grande do Sul – uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

The state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is known as a major producer of several crops, mainly rice. The Pampa biome region covers the southern half of RS. Globalization requires greater availability of food. Thus, agriculture increasingly needs the use of chemical compounds such as pesticides, effective in pest control and capable of increasing productivity. However, the rampant use of these chemical compounds affect the region's water resources, bein g potential water contaminants for human consumption. In this way, the need for studies analyzing the contamination of water in the Pampa region becomes evident, since agricu lture is an important economic source of the population and, also, the region has important water sources, such as the Uruguay River. Therefore, the objective of this work is to review the literature on the monitoring of pesticides residues in water resources in the state of RS, focusing on the Pampa biome region.