Viegas, SusanaAssunção, R.Martins, CarlaCaetano, Liliana AranhaViegas, Carla2021-08-042021-08-042021-01Viegas S, Assunção R, Martins C, Caetano LA, Viegas C. Portuguese groundwater contamination with fungicides: the need for action. In: II Conferência NOVA Saúde Nutrition, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, January 20, 2021.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13622Background: Climate change will considerably affect the quality and availability of water; groundwater is the main source of drinking water supplies; the use of pesticides is one of the main contamination sources of groundwater. Data source: In 2018, a project intending to improve the assessment of the state of water bodies started in Portugal (POSEUR-03-2013-FC-000001). Under the scope of this project, a specific study for the evaluation of fungicides in groundwater, incorporating 20 monitoring stations scattered in Portuguese continental territory, was developed.engEnvironmental healthWater contaminationGroundwaterFungicidesPortugalconference object