Biobeds, a Microbial-Based Remediation System for the Effective Treatment of Pesticide Residues in Agriculture

Pesticides are chemical molecules employed to protect crops from pests in agriculture. The use of pesticides significantly enhances crop yields and helps guarantee the quality farm products; due this, each year, millions tons fields worldwide. However, extensive has been related environmental pollution, mainly soils water bodies. presence environment constitutes a menace biodiversity, soil fertility, food supply, human health. Activities pesticide crops, such as handling dissolution before application, filling cleaning aspersion equipment machinery, accidental spills fields, inadequate disposal residues have identified important punctual pollution sources. Therefore, avoiding releasing into is crucial mitigating associated with agricultural practices. Biobeds biological systems that proposed feasible, low-cost, efficient alternatives for mitigation. were first described trenches packed mixture 50% wheat straw, 25% soil, peat, covered grass layer; this composition known “biomixture”. In biobeds, biomixture absorbs supports development different microorganisms, bacteria fungi, needed degradation system. effectiveness biobed lies high retention potential microorganisms growing review, 24 studies published last five years (2018–2022) biodegradation analyzed, emphasizing alternative usage, microbiological strategies, key physicochemical parameters systems. availability robust scientific evidence about simple applicability, low cost, biobeds residue treatment increasing by farmers regions around world.