Environmental Precautions > Fate of Pesticides in The Environment
Actually a pesticide can leave the target site in many different ways, when it does of course, it is no longer doing its job.
Volatility
The ability of a pesticide to turn into a gas when exposed to the air. Essentially, evaporation.
The ability of a pesticide to turn into a gas when exposed to the air. Essentially, evaporation.
Degradation
The breakdown of the pesticide into simpler, usually nontoxic, compounds by the action of sunlight, microbes, time and other agents.
The breakdown of the pesticide into simpler, usually nontoxic, compounds by the action of sunlight, microbes, time and other agents.
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