Role of Pond Sediments for Trapping Pesticides in an Agricultural Catchment (Auradé, SW France): Distribution and Controlling Factors
, Jean-Luc Probst 1,2,3, Pierre Eon 1, Thierry Camboulive 1,2,3, David Riboul 1, Virginie Payré-Suc 1,2,3, Franck Granouillac 1,2,3 and Anne Probst 1,2,3,*Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
General: The study is to examine the role of pond for pesticide behaviors, it looks a lot of effort was required. The issue is one of important studies since there is a need to investigate nonpoint source pollution management techniques still. The study will be useful-fundamental data for the technique improvement.
I really enjoyed reading the manuscript, the results regarding table 1 and figure 5 were pretty interesting to me.
Thus, I do not have significant comments for the manuscript, however there is a need to revise the manuscript before publication.
Line 96: The citation might be “[20,44,45]” rather than “[20], [44], [45]”. Please check other citations as well.
Entire: I am not sure if it is okay to use bold text for “Figure” and “Table” in the text. Please check this.
Reference: Please check the style to be corresponded to the journal format.
Author Response
The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their comments and corrections that helped to improve the manuscript. We hope that the corrections made will allow a better reading of the manuscript.
Revisions from reviewer 1 were highlighted in blue in the text and in green for reviewer 2.
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Reviewer 2 Report
What a great paper!
The topic of the manuscript falls within the aim and scope of Water. The manuscript is very interesting and worth publishing in an international journal.
The ponds are suitable wetland environments to control the pesticide content in soil and water and subsequently to protect the ecosystems. Their investigation at a catchment scale is an interesting topic.
Some comments are incorporated in the annotated .pdf file.
Well done to all authors!
Regards,
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Author Response
The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their comments and corrections that helped to improve the manuscript. We hope that the corrections made will allow a better reading of the manuscript.
Revisions from reviewer 1 were highlighted in blue in the text and in green for reviewer 2.
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