Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 184-194Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.07.023
Keywords
pesticides; biodegradation; natural attenuation
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The vertical distribution of the sorption, desorption and mineralisation of glyphosate and MCPA was examined in samples from two contrasting soil and subsurface profiles, obtained from a sandy agricultural site and a non-agricultural clay rich site. The highest mineralisation of [C-14-methylen]glyphosate, with 9.3-14.7% degraded to (CO2)-C-14 within 3 months was found in the deepest sample from the clay site. In the deeper parts of the sandy profile high sorption and low desorption of glyphosate coincided with no or minor mineralisation indicating a limited glyphosate bioavailability. MCPA was readily mineralised except in the deepest samples from both sites. The highest MCPA mineralisation was detected just below the surface layers with 72% or 44% degraded to (CO2)-C-14 at the sandy or the clay sites, respectively. MCPA sorped to a minor extent in all samples and no indications of sorption-controlled mineralisation was revealed. None of the herbicides were mineralised under anoxic conditions. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available