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Experimental Parameters Used to Study Pesticide Degradation in Soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Michael R. Blumhorst
Michael R. Blumhorst*
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EPL Bio-Analytical Services, Inc., Harristown, IL 62537
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Abstract

Characterization of pesticide degradation in soil is an important component in determining the environmental impact of agriculturally-applied pesticides. Several techniques currently are being used to generate these data, but small-scale laboratory studies remain one of the most effective, cost-efficient mechanisms of evaluating pesticide behavior in soil. With small-scale studies, many different environmental factors can be incorporated into the experimental design, and with the use of 14C-labeled material, these studies (often referred to as soil degradation or soil metabolism studies) provide information on test substance persistence, degradation, volatilization, and mineralization. Care must be exercised, however, in selecting the experimental parameters to be used because of the potential adverse or artificial effects on the soil system.

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Soil degradationsoil metabolism

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Weed Technology , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , March 1996, pp. 169 - 173
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Copyright © 1996 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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