OCCURRENCE, DEGRADATION AND FATE OF PESTICIDES DURING COMPOSTING. PART I : COMPOSTING, PESTICIDES, AND PESTICIDE DEGRADATION

Litterature review on the occurence and transformations of pesticides through the composting process and the use of compost. Types nature and chemical names of selected pesticides. Degradation of pesticides, insecticides and fungicides by way of adsorption leaching volatilization, and advanced oxydation process.