Publications by authors named "Lucio Botteri"
Italy is the leading rice producer in Europe and the second in the Mediterranean basin (after Egypt), with most of the production concentrated in a large paddy area between the Lombardy and Piedmont regions (northern Italy). In this area, irrigation of rice was traditionally carried out by wet seeding and continuous flooding; in the last fifteen years, this technique has been gradually replaced by dry seeding followed by a delayed flooding (DFL) or by an alternation of flooding and dry periods (FTI), which are economically more advantageous. This study presents the results of an extensive monitoring campaign designed and carried out in 2021 in a representative paddy district of the Lomellina area (Pavia, northern Italy) to assess the impact of the actual rice cropping strategies on surface water and groundwater quality, with particular attention to two widely used herbicides (MCPA and clomazone) and to nutrient losses (e.
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- Tebuconazole (TBZ) is a common fungicide in the EU, noted for its persistence in soil and potential environmental impacts due to various transformation products formed during its degradation.
- The study evaluated TBZ's dissipation in soil under different conditions, revealing that higher TBZ doses and winter conditions significantly extend its persistence and lead to the formation of new transformation products, including a novel compound identified through advanced analytical techniques.
- Ecotoxicological assessments indicated that TBZ affects the abundance of soil microbial communities, with varying impacts on different prokaryotic taxa based on incubation conditions, highlighting the complexity of TBZ's ecological effects.