Abstract
Field and laboratory tests were conducted to investigate the disappearance and decrease in availability of the herbicide isoproturon in soil with time. Monitoring the fate of14C-labeled isoproturon gave the persistence of the herbicide under different conditions. The calculated half-life (DT50) of the extractable parent product was close to 19 days for the two experiments, whereas half-lives of exhaustive extractable14C-residues averaged 22 days under controlled conditions versus 48 days in the field. Moreover, if nonextractable14C-residues were taken into account in estimating isoproturon fate, the DT50of radioactive residues in soil (extractable parent and degradation products + nonextractable residues) reached 1 to 1.4 years under field and controlled conditions, respectively. The variability of disappearance rates for the different kinds of residues is discussed within a wider definition of persistence.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call