A Comprehensive Review of Organochlorine Pesticide Monitoring in Agricultural Soils: The Silent Threat of a Conventional Agricultural Past

Soil constitutes the central environmental compartment that, primarily due to anthropogenic activities, is recipient of several contaminants. Among these are organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), which major concern, even though they were banned decades ago their persistence and health effects can elicit. In this review, an overview monitoring studies regarding OCPs in soils published over last 30 years along with development analytical methods extraction procedures for determination soil presented. The presented synopsis verifies contamination by during decades. pollution should be essential aspect characterization whole quality, considering that a significant percent on global scale borderline suitability cultivation pertinent activities. latter, extent, attributed presence organic contaminants, especially those persistent chemical natures.