Control of the Microbial Block of the Biogeochemical Cycle of Organochlorine Pesticides in Agroecosystems. Message 1. Microbial Transformation of Pesticides

The processes of mineralization of xenobiotic organic compounds and their inclusion in the biogeochemical cycle, which is carried out due to their biochemical (microbiological) transformations, are considered. The state of pesticides in the soil and their degradation potential are assessed. The features of microbiological transformation and degradation of pesticides in soils, natural waters and bottom sediments are shown. The physicochemical and biological properties of agroecosystems affecting the transformation of organochlorine pesticides are characterized. A historical digression into the problem of microbial transformation of pesticides is given and the current state of knowledge of this problem is presented.