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Terrón-Sánchez J, Martín-Franco C, Vicente LA, Fernández-Rodríguez D, Albarrán Á, Rato Nunes JM, Peña D, López-Piñeiro A. Combined use of biochar and alternative management systems for imazamox induced pollution control in rice growing environments. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 334:117430. [PMID: 36801681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Imazamox (IMZX) is a persistent herbicide having probable risks for non-target organisms in the environment and water contamination. Alternatives to conventional flooding rice production, including biochar amendment, may induce changes in soil properties which can greatly modify the environmental fate of IMZX. This two-year study is the first to evaluate how tillage and irrigation practices, with or without fresh or aged biochar (Bc), that are alternatives to conventional rice production impact IMZX's environmental fate. The treatments were: conventional tillage and flooding irrigation (CTFI), conventional tillage and sprinkler irrigation (CTSI), no-tillage and sprinkler irrigation (NTSI), and the corresponding Bc-amendment treatments (CTFI-Bc, CTSI-Bc, and NTSI-Bc). Fresh and aged Bc amendment decreased IMZX's sorption onto the soil in tillage treatments, with Kf values decreasing 3.7 and 4.2-fold (fresh case) and 1.5 and 2.6-fold (aged case) for CTSI-Bc and CTFI-Bc, respectively. The transition to sprinkler irrigation reduced IMZX persistence. Overall, Bc amendment also reduced chemical persistence with half-life values decreasing 1.6 and 1.5-fold for CTFI and CTSI (fresh year) and 1.1, 1.1, and 1.3-fold for CTFI, CTSI, and NTSI (aged year), respectively. Sprinkler irrigation reduced IMZX leaching by up to a factor of 2.2. The use of Bc as amendment led to a significant decrease in IMZX leaching only under tillage conditions, but notable in particular for the CTFI case where leaching losses were reduced in the fresh year from 80% to 34% and, in the aged year, from 74% to 50%. Hence the change in irrigation from flooding to sprinkler either alone or in combination with the use of Bc (fresh or aged) amendment could be considered an effective way to sharply mitigate IMZX contamination of water in environments where rice is grown, particularly in those managed with tillage.
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- Jaime Terrón-Sánchez
- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias- IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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Silva TS, Araújo de Medeiros RDC, Silva DV, de Freitas Souza M, das Chagas PSF, Lins HA, da Silva CC, Souza CMM, Mendonça V. Interaction between herbicides applied in mixtures alters the conception of its environmental impact. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:15127-15143. [PMID: 34628609 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16644-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Herbicide mixtures have often been used to control weeds in crops worldwide, but the behavior of these mixtures in the environment is still poorly understood. Laboratory and greenhouse tests have been conducted to study the interaction of the herbicides diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl which have been applied alone and in binary and ternary mixtures in the processes of sorption, desorption, half-life, and leaching in the soil. A new index of the risk of leaching of these herbicides has also been proposed. The sorption and desorption study has been carried out by the batch equilibrium method. The dissipation of the herbicides has been evaluated for 180 days to determine the half-life (t1/2). The leaching tests have been carried out on soil columns. The herbicides isolated and in mixtures have been quantified using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometer. Diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl in binary and ternary mixtures have less sorption capacity and greater desorption when compared to these isolated herbicides. Dissipation of diuron alone is slower, with a half-life (t1/2) = 101 days compared to mixtures (t1/2 between 44 and 66 days). For hexazinone and sulfometuron-methyl, the dissipation rate is lower in mixtures (t1/2 over 26 and 16 days), with a more pronounced effect in mixtures with the presence of diuron (t1/2 = 47 and 56 and 17 and 22 days). The binary and ternary mixtures of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl promoted more significant transport in depth (with the three herbicides quantified to depth P4, P7, and P7, respectively) compared to the application of these isolated herbicides (quantified to depth P2, P4, and P5). Considering the herbicides' desorption and solubility, the new index proposed to estimate the leaching potential allowed a more rigorous assessment concerning the risk of leaching these pesticides, with hexazinone and sulfometuron-methyl presenting a higher risk of contamination of groundwater.
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- Tatiane Severo Silva
- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil.
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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- Plant Science Center, Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mailbox: 137, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, CEP 59625-900, Brazil
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Chowdhury IF, Rohan M, Stodart BJ, Chen C, Wu H, Doran GS. Persistence of atrazine and trifluralin in a clay loam soil undergoing different temperature and moisture conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 276:116687. [PMID: 33621732 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Dissipation kinetics of atrazine and trifluralin in a clay loam soil was investigated in a laboratory incubation experiment under different temperature and moisture conditions. The soil was spiked with diluted atrazine and trifluralin concentrations at 4.50 and 4.25 mg/kg soil, respectively, the moisture content adjusted to 40, 70, and 100% of field capacity (FC) and then incubated in three climatic chambers at 10, 20, and 30 °C. For each of the herbicides, soil samples were collected at 0, 7, 21, 42, 70, and 105 days and analysed by Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD). A stochastic gamma model was used to model the dissipation of herbicides from the clay loam soil by incorporating environmental factors as covariates to determine half-life and days to complete dissipation. Results showed that temperature played a greater role on atrazine persistence than soil moisture; while the interaction effect of temperature and moisture was significant on the persistence of trifluralin over time. Atrazine dissipated more rapidly at 30 °C compared to 10 and 20 °C, with a half-life of 7.50 days and 326.23 days to reach complete dissipation. Rapid loss of trifluralin was observed at 70% moisture content when incubated at 30 °C, with a half-life of 5.80 days and 182.01 days to complete dissipation. It was observed that the half-life of both herbicides tended to double with every 10 °C decreases of temperature over the range tested. The model indicated that both atrazine and trifluralin have the potential to persist in clay loam soil for several years at temperature ≤20 °C; which could potentially affect following crops in rotation.
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- Imtiaz Faruk Chowdhury
- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
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- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute and School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
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- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia.
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Bourdineaud JP. Toxicity of the herbicides used on herbicide-tolerant crops, and societal consequences of their use in France. Drug Chem Toxicol 2020; 45:698-721. [PMID: 32543998 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2020.1770781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In France, the implementation of mutant herbicide-tolerant crops and the use of the related herbicides - sulfonylureas and imidazolinones - have triggered a strong societal reaction illustrated by the intervening actions of environmentalist groups illegally mowing such crops. Trials are in progress, and therefore should be addressed the questions of the environmental risks and the toxicity of these herbicides for the animals and humans consuming the products derived from these plants. Regulatory authorities have allowed these mutant and herbicide-tolerant plants arguing that the herbicides against which they resist only target an enzyme found in 'weeds' (the acetolactate synthase, ALS), and that therefore all organisms lacking this enzyme would be endowed with immunity to these herbicides. The toxicological literature does not match with this argument: 1) Even in organisms displaying the enzyme ALS, these herbicides impact other molecular targets than ALS; 2) These herbicides are toxic for animals, organisms that do not possess the enzyme ALS, and especially invertebrates, amphibians and fish. In humans, epidemiological studies have shown that the use and handling of these toxins are associated with a significantly increased risk of colon and bladder cancers, and miscarriages. In agricultural soils, these herbicides have a persistence of up to several months, and water samples have concentrations of some of these herbicides above the limit value in drinking water.
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- Jean-Paul Bourdineaud
- Laboratory of Fundamental Microbiology and Pathogenicity, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,CRIIGEN, Paris, France
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Hu M, Liu K, Qiu J, Zhang H, Li X, Zeng D, Tan H. Behavior of imidazolinone herbicide enantiomers in earthworm-soil microcosms: Degradation and bioaccumulation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 707:135476. [PMID: 31771851 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Imidazolinone herbicides are a group of chiral herbicides that are widely used to control weeds in crops. Despite their wide use, few studies on the behavior of enantiomers in terrestrial systems have been reported. In this study, the bioaccumulation of imazamox, imazapic, and imazethapyr enantiomers in earthworm and their degradation in soils were assessed using earthworm-soil microcosms. The bioaccumulation of the three herbicides in earthworm was not significantly enantioselective. Imazamox and imazethapyr did not significant stereoselective degradation in soil (p > 0.05), while the enantioselectivity of the degradation of imazapic was significant (p < 0.05). Furthermore, biota to soil accumulation factor (BSAF) values were also calculated for three herbicides. Relationships between BSAF values and organic matter content of soil and log KOW of herbicides were investigated. The BSAFs values were negatively correlated with the log KOW of herbicides, and were positively correlated with organic matter content of soil in earthworm-soil microcosms. These relationships indicated that chemical hydrophobicity (Kow) and organic matter content of soil were good predictors to estimate the bioavailability of imidazolinone herbicides to earthworm.
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- Mingfeng Hu
- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi key laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Yavari S, Sapari NB, Malakahmad A, Razali MAB, Gervais TS, Yavari S. Adsorption-Desorption Behavior of Polar Imidazolinone Herbicides in Tropical Paddy Fields Soils. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 104:121-127. [PMID: 31807794 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02759-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Analysis of herbicides sorption behavior in soil is critical in predicting their fate and possible harmful side effects in the environment. Application of polar imidazolinone herbicides is growing in tropical agricultural fields. Imidazolinones have high leaching potential and are persistent. In this study, adsorption-desorption of imazapic and imazapyr herbicides were evaluated in different types of Malaysian agricultural soils. Effects of soil parameters were also investigated on the soils' sorption capacities. The adsorption data fitted best to Freundlich isotherm (R2 > 0.991). The herbicides adsorptions were physical and spontaneous processes as ΔG values were negative and below 40 kJ/mol. The adsorption correlated positively with clay content, total organic carbon (TOC) content, and cation exchange capacity (CEC). There were strong negative correlations between hysteresis index and these factors indicating their importance in imidazolinones immobilization and, thus, their pollution reduction in the environment.
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- Saba Yavari
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Bzour M, Zuki FM, Mispan MS, Jodeh S, Abdel-Latif M. Determination of the Leaching Potential and Residues Activity of Imidazolinone Herbicide in Clearfield Rice Soil Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 103:348-353. [PMID: 31069403 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02625-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The residual activity of herbicides may be detrimental to the environment, requiring analysis of the persistent residues in the soil and water. A field study was conducted to measure the residues of Imidazolinone (IMI) in three Clearfield® rice field soils at three different locations in Malaysia. The analyses of IMI in the soil samples were carried out using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These herbicides are widely used; however, few studies have been conducted on both residues, especially in the context of Malaysian soil. Residues of imazapic and imazapyr were found to fall within 0.03-0.58 µg/mL and 0.03-1.96 µg/mL, respectively, in three locations. IMI herbicides are persistent in the soil, and their residues remain for up to 85 days after application. A pre-harvest study was suggested for these herbicides on water, which will provide a clearer indicator on the use of IMI in Clearfield® rice fields.
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- Mahyoub Bzour
- Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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da Costa Marinho MI, Costa AIG, Vieira NM, Paiva MCG, de Freitas FCL, da Silva AA. Validation and application of a QuEChERS based method for estimation of half-life of imidazolinone herbicides in soils by LC-ESI-MS/MS. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 167:212-217. [PMID: 30340086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method was validated and applied for the estimation of half-lives of two imidazolinone group herbicides, imazethapyr and imazapic, in the Dystric Plinthosol (FX) and Ferralsol (LVA) agricultural soils using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The solutions were prepared in a matrix extract to avoid matrix effects. The analytical method showed satisfactory specificity, selectivity, linearity (R2 > 0.99), recoveries (range 85.0-117.0%), with RSD between 6.7% and 16.6%, and precision (range 94.7-108.5%), with RSD between 6.0% and 11.9%. The limit of detections for imazethapyr and imazapic in the soils were 2.2 µg kg-1 and 2.0 µg kg-1, and the limit of quantifications were 6.6 µg kg-1 and 6.1 µg kg-1. The half-lives of imazethapyr (35.7 and 97.9 days) and imazapic (40.4 and 64.4 days), in the FX and LVA soils, respectively, indicate that they are medium-persistence herbicides with possibility of leaching into groundwater. In addition, high concentrations of imazethapyr and imazapic were found in the soil samples after the time of application, meaning that there is a potential for prolonged soil residual activity due to carryover.
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- Núcleo de Análise de Biomoléculas, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Jimmo A, Isbister KM, Lamb EG, Siciliano SD, Stewart KJ. Linking Herbicide Dissipation to Soil Ecological Risk along Transmission Rights-of-Way in the Yukon Territory, Canada. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2018; 47:1356-1364. [PMID: 30512064 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.01.0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the Yukon Territory, transmission rights-of-way (ROWs) are managed using brushing and mowing techniques alone. When cut, target species such as Michx. and spp. grow rapidly shortening maintenance cycles. Long-term vegetation control may be improved by integrating herbicide application. However, prior to implementation, the dissipation and toxicity of herbicides in northern latitudes needed to be assessed. The dissipation of Garlon XRT (triclopyr) and Arsenal Powerline (imazapyr) in soils was assessed at five ROW locations representative of the main ecoregion types where ROWs occur within the Yukon Territory. Soils from four sites were collected at 1, 30, and 365 d after treatment to determine persistence of herbicides for each of three application methods (backpack spraying, cut stump, and point injection). Increased sampling intervals were added to better determine the dissipation rate of each herbicide in Yukon Territory soils. Soil dissipation data were linked to a series of standardized toxicity tests, including three soil invertebrates (, , and ). Additionally, the dissipation of both herbicides from the target species L. was assessed at one site. Herbicide residues persisted in soils for longer than 365 d after treatment and longer than 30 d after treatment in . However, concentrations were below the concentration that would affect 25% of the invertebrate species tested. Weight of evidence and toxic exposure ratios were used to characterize the risks associated with herbicide application in northern latitudes and provided both qualitative and quantitative means to communicate the results to the public.
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Gómez Ortiz AM, Okada E, Bedmar F, Costa JL. Sorption and desorption of glyphosate in Mollisols and Ultisols soils of Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:2587-2592. [PMID: 28481025 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In Argentina, glyphosate use has increased exponentially in recent years as a result of the widespread adoption of no-till management combined with genetically modified glyphosate-resistant crops. This massive use of glyphosate has created concern about its potential environmental impact. Sorption-desorption of glyphosate was studied in 3 Argentinean soils with contrasting characteristics. Glyphosate sorption isotherms were modeled using the Freundlich equation to estimate the sorption coefficient (Kf ). Glyphosate sorption was high, and the Kf varied from 115.6 to 1612 mg1-1/n L1/n /kg. Cerro Azul soil had the highest glyphosate sorption capacity as a result of a combination of factors such as higher clay content, cation exchange capacity, total iron, and aluminum oxides, and lower available phosphorus and pH. Desorption isotherms were also modeled using the Freundlich equation. In general, desorption was very low (<12%). The low values of hysteresis coefficient confirm that glyphosate strongly sorbs to the soils and that it is almost an irreversible process. Anguil soil had a significantly higher desorption coefficient (Kfd ) than the other soils, associated with its lower clay content and higher pH and phosphorus. Glyphosate high sorption and low desorption to the studied soils may prevent groundwater contamination. However, it may also affect its bioavailability, increasing its persistence and favoring its accumulation in the environment. The results of the present study contribute to the knowledge and characterization of glyphosate retention in different soils. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:2587-2592. © 2017 SETAC.
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- Ana Maria Gómez Ortiz
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-CONICET, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria-INTA, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria-INTA, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Isbister KM, Lamb EG, Stewart KJ. Herbicide Toxicity Testing with Non-Target Boreal Plants: The Sensitivity of Achillea millefolium L. and Chamerion angustifolium L. to Triclopyr and Imazapyr. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 60:136-156. [PMID: 28424880 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-017-0867-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Terrestrial plant toxicity tests were conducted to determine the sensitivity of two boreal plants, yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) and fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium L.), to the herbicides imazapyr and triclopyr. Both plants are common non-target species on northern powerline rights-of-way where the impacts of proposed herbicide applications are of concern. In the vegetative vigour test, triclopyr foliar spray caused extensive damage to A. millefolium at <50% of the maximum field application rate (inhibition concentration (IC)50 = 1443.8 g a.i. ha-1) and was lethal to C. angustifolium at the lowest dose tested (1210.9 g a.i. ha-1). Both species demonstrated extremely high sensitivity to imazapyr foliar spray: IC50s = 8.29 g a.i. ha-1 and 4.82 g a.i. ha-1 (<1.5% of the maximum field rate). The seedling emergence and seedling growth tests were conducted in the organic horizon of five boreal soils. Few differences in herbicide bioavailability between soils were detected. Triclopyr limited growth of A. millefolium, C. angustifolium and standard test species Calamagrostis canadensis at low levels (most IC50 estimates between 2-20 µg g-1). For imazapyr, IC50 estimates could not be calculated as there was >75% inhibition of endpoints at the lowest doses of ~2 µg g-1. A foliar application of triclopyr or imazapyr for woody species control would likely cause significant damage to boreal non-target plants. The high sensitivity of both species to herbicide residues in soil indicates long term impacts are dependent on herbicide degradation rates in northern conditions. A. millefolium performed well and is recommended for use in toxicity testing relevant to boreal regions.
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- Krystal M Isbister
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7N 5A8, SK, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7N 5A8, SK, Canada
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7N 5A8, SK, Canada.
- Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Y1A 5K4, YT, Canada.
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Peña D, López-Piñeiro A, Albarrán Á, Becerra D, Sánchez-Llerena J. Environmental fate of the herbicide MCPA in agricultural soils amended with fresh and aged de-oiled two-phase olive mill waste. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:13915-13925. [PMID: 25948384 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4622-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Olive oil agrifood industry generates large amounts of waste whose recycling as organic amendment represents an alternative to their disposal. The impact of de-oiled two-phase olive mill waste (DW) on the fate of 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in Mediterranean agricultural soils was evaluated. Furthermore, the effect of the transformation of organic matter from this waste under field conditions was assessed. Four Mediterranean agricultural soils were selected and amended in laboratory with fresh DW and field-aged DW (DW and ADW treatments, respectively). Adsorption capacity increased by factors between 1.18 and 3.59, for the DW-amended soils, and by factor of 4.93, for ADW-amended soil, with respect to unamended soils, when 5% amendment was applied. The DW amendment had inhibitory effect on dehydrogenase activity and slowed herbicide dissipation, whereas the opposite effect was observed in ADW treatments. In the field-amended soil, the amount of MCPA leached was significantly reduced from 56.9% for unamended soil to 15.9% at the 5% rate. However, leaching losses of MCPA increased in the laboratory-amended soils, because of their high water-soluble organic carbon values which could enhance MCPA mobility, especially in the acidic soils. Therefore, the application of DW as organic amendment in Mediterranean agricultural soils could be an important management strategy to reduce MCPA leaching, especially if the organic matter had been previously transformed by ageing processes.
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- David Peña
- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas, S/N 06071, Badajoz, Spain,
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Pereira-Junior EV, Giori FG, Nascimento AL, Tornisielo VL, Regitano JB. Effects of soil attributes and straw accumulation on the sorption of hexazinone and tebuthiuron in tropical soils cultivated with sugarcane. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2015; 50:238-246. [PMID: 25714455 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2015.999588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Brazil is the largest sugarcane producer in the world in which hexazinone (3-cyclohexyl-6-dimethylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dione) and tebuthiuron (1-(5-tert-butyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1,3-dimethylurea) are heavily used. Sugarcane harvesting is changing from the manual system with previous straw burning to the mechanized system without straw burning. The lack of burning results in soil organic carbon accumulation mainly in clayey soils, which should affect herbicides availability and fate. Therefore, we evaluated sorption of these herbicides in soil samples with and without straw burning. Both herbicides presented low apparent sorption coefficients (mean K(d,app)= 0.6 and 2.4 L kg(-1) for hexazinone and tebuthiuron, respectively), suggesting that they may leach to groundwater. Moreover, their sorption correlated primarily with soil organic carbon (SOC), but iron oxide contents extracted with ammonium oxalate (Fe2O3(AOX)) also affected it (K(d,app) = -0.228 + 0.0397 SOC + 0.117 Fe2O3(AOX) for hexazinone and K(d,app) = -1.407 + 0.201 SOC + 0.348 Fe2O3(AOX) for tebuthiuron). Soil organic carbon accumulation due to straw maintenance in the field positively affected sorption of both herbicides, but its effects were not enough to classify them as "non-leachers."
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- Ernani V Pereira-Junior
- a Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz," University of São Paulo - ESALQ/USP , Piracicaba (SP) , Brazil
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