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Antonelli L, Lucci E, Fanali S, Fanali C, Gentili A, Chankvetadze B. An enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method to study the fate of quizalofop-P-ethyl in soil and selected agricultural products. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1707:464289. [PMID: 37573727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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In this study, the attention was focused on quizalofop-ethyl, a chiral herbicide whose formulation has recently been marketed as quizalofop-P-ethyl, i.e. the (+)-enantiomer exhibiting herbicidal activity. To verify the real enantiomeric purity of this product as well as to study its environmental fate, the enantioselective separation of the P- and M- enantiomers of quizalofop-ethyl was achieved on Lux Cellulose-2 column (3‑chloro,4-methylphenilcarbamate cellulose) under isocratic conditions in polar organic mode. Once established that the commercial formulation contains ˜ 0.6% (enantiomeric fraction) of M as an impurity, an HPLC-MS/MS method was developed, validated and applied to the analysis of soil, carrots and turnips treated with the herbicide. A simple solid-liquid extraction allowed recoveries greater than 70%; limits of detections of P and M enantiomers were below 5 ng g-1. The analyses of the real samples showed a modification of the enantiomeric fraction of quizalofop-M-ethyl between the commercial formulation (EFM = 0.63 ± 0.03%) and the analysed matrices (EFM = 7.6 ± 0.1% for carrots; EFM = 0% for the other matrices). This outcome highlighted the occurrence of an enantioselective biotic dissipation, responsible for a greater persistency of the distomer in carrots. On the other hand, since screening analyses revealed the occurrence of residues of the metabolite quizalofop-acid with the same EFs as the ester precursor, it was concluded that the hydrolytic conversion was an abiotic process.
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- Lorenzo Antonelli
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Teaching Committee of PhD. School in Nanoscience and Advanced Technologies, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology for Humans and the Environment, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Institute of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Chavchavadze Ave 3, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia
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Ji C, Song Z, Tian Z, Feng Z, Fan L, Shou C, Zhao M. Enantioselectivity in the toxicological effects of chiral pesticides: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159656. [PMID: 36280076 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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As a special category of pesticides, chiral pesticides have increased the difficulty in investigating pesticide toxicity. Based on their usage, chiral pesticides can be divided into insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Over the past decades, great efforts have been made on elucidating their toxicological effects. However, no literature has reviewed the enantioselective toxicity of chiral pesticides since 2014. In recent years, more chiral pesticides have been registered for application. As such, huge research progresses have been achieved in enantioselective toxicity of chiral pesticides. Generally, more researches have remedied the knowledge gap in toxicological effects of old and new chiral pesticides. And the toxicological endpoints being evaluated have become more specific rather than centering on basic toxicity and target organisms. Besides, the underlying mechanisms accounting for the enantioselectivity in toxicological effects of chiral pesticides have been discussed as well. All in all, this review provides the critical knowledge for risk assessments, and help to drive the green-technology of single- or enriched-enantiomer pesticides and formulation of relevant laws and regulations.
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- Chenyang Ji
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Pang K, Cheng C, Zhao H, Ma Y, Dong B, Hu J. Simultaneous analysis and risk assessment of Quizalofop, Acifluorfen, bentazone and its metabolites residues in peanut and straw under field conditions of China. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.105994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wang S, Hou Z, Liang S, Lu Z. Residue Behavior and Risk Assessment of Rimsulfuron and Quizalofop-P-ethyl in Potato Under Field Conditions. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 105:602-606. [PMID: 32978647 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-03002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A method for simultaneous quantitation of rimsulfuron, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P in potato plant, soil and potato tuber samples was established. The mean recoveries of rimsulfuron, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P in different matrices spiked with them were 81.4%-101.1%, 76.1%-99.0% and 77.4%-106.4% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 2.7%-13.3%, 0.9%-5.5%, 1.7%-11.3%, respectively. The open-field trials in China were conducted in potato cultivation system of Changchun and Jinan. The results indicated that the half-lives of rimsulfuron and quizalofop-P-ethyl were 0.04-13.1 days. The residues of quizalofop-P during the harvest time in Jinan soil were < 0.01-0.044 mg kg-1, while there was no residue of target herbicides detected in all other samples. The risk assessment results demonstrated that the risk quotients (RQs) of rimsulfuron and quizalofop-P-ethyl were 7.857 × 10-5 and 8.730 × 10-3, respectively, which exhibited an acceptable dietary risk to Chinese consumers.
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- Shuo Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China.
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Xu X, Wang J, Yu T, Nian H, Zhang H, Wang G, Li F. Characterization of a novel aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicide-hydrolyzing carboxylesterase with R-enantiomer preference from Brevundimonas sp. QPT-2. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhang H, Li M, Li J, Wang G, Li F, Xu D, Liu Y, Xiong M. A key esterase required for the mineralization of quizalofop-p-ethyl by a natural consortium of Rhodococcus sp. JT-3 and Brevundimonas sp. JT-9. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 327:1-10. [PMID: 28027504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A natural consortium, named L1, of Rhodococcus sp. JT-3 and Brevundimonas sp. JT-9 was obtained from quizalofop-p-ethyl (QE) polluted soil. The consortium was able to use QE as a sole carbon source for growth and degraded 100mgL-1 of QE in 60h. Strain JT-3 initiated the catabolism of QE to quizalofop acid (QA), which was used by strain JT-9 as carbon source for growth and to simultaneously feed strain JT-3. A novel esterase EstS-JT, which was responsible for the transformation of QE to QA and essential for the mineralization of QE by the consortium, was cloned from strain JT-3. EstS-JT showed low amino acid identity to other reported esterases from esterase family VIII and represents a new member of this family. The deduced amino acid sequence contained the esterase family VIII conserved motifs S-X-X-K, YSV and WAG. The purified recombinant EstS-JT displayed maximal esterase activity at 35°C and pH 7.5. An inhibitor assay, site-directed mutagenesis and 3D modeling analysis revealed that S64, K67 and Y175 were essential for catalysis and probably comprised the catalytic center of EstS-JT. Additionally, EstS-JT had broad substrate specificity and was capable of hydrolyzing p-nitrophenyl esters (C2-C8) and various AOPP herbicides.
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- Hui Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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Liu H, Xia Y, Cai W, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Du S. Enantioselective oxidative stress and oxidative damage caused by Rac- and S-metolachlor to Scenedesmus obliquus. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 173:22-30. [PMID: 28104477 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The rational use and environmental security of chiral pesticides has gained the interest of many researchers. The enantioselective effects of Rac- and S-metolachlor on oxidative stress in Scenedesmus obliquus were determined in this study. Stronger green fluorescence was observed in response to S-metolachlor treatment than to Rac-metolachlor treatment, suggesting that more reactive oxygen species (ROS) were stimulated by S-metolachlor. ROS levels following S-metolachlor treatment were 1.92-, 8.31-, and 1.08-times higher than those observed following Rac-metolachlor treatment at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/L, respectively. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were stimulated with increasing herbicide concentrations, with S-metolachlor exhibiting a greater effect. Oxidative damage in terms of chlorophyll (Chl) content, cellular membrane permeability, and cellular ultrastructures of S. obliquus were investigated. Chla and Chlb contents in algae treated with Rac-metolachlor were 2-6-fold higher than those in algae treated with S-metolachlor at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/L. The cellular membrane permeability of algae exposed to 0.3 mg/L Rac- and S-metolachlor was 6.19- and 42.5-times that of the control. Correlation analysis implied that ROS are the major factor responsible for the oxidative damage caused by Rac- and S-metolachlor. Damage to the chloroplasts and cell membrane of S. obliquus, low production of starch granules, and an increased number of vacuoles were observed upon ultrastructural morphology analysis by transmission electron microscope. These results indicate that S-metolachlor has a greater effect on S. obliquus than Rac-metolachlor.
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- Huijun Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China; Environmental Science Research & Design Institute of Taizhou City, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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Ma L, Liu H, Qu H, Xu Y, Wang P, Sun M, Zhou Z, Liu D. Chiral quizalofop-ethyl and its metabolite quizalofop-acid in soils: Enantioselective degradation, enzymes interaction and toxicity to Eisenia foetida. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 152:173-180. [PMID: 26971169 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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An enantioselective chromatographic method to analyze enantiomers of quizalofop-ethyl and its metabolite quizalofop-acid was established using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on (R, R) Whelk-O 1 column. The enantioselective degradation kinetics of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid in three soils were investigated. Moreover, the interaction with urease and catalase in the soils and the acute toxicity to Eisenia foetida of quizalofop-ethyl were also determined in order to assess their metabolism mechanism and environmental risk. From the results, quizalofop-ethyl was configurationally stable and was hydrolyzed rapidly to quizalofop-acid, which also degraded enantioselectively but slowly, and the inversion of the S-(-)-quizalofop-acid into the R-(+)-quizalofop-acid was observed in Xinxiang soil. In addition, quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid enantioselectively affected urease activity but not catalase. The acute toxicity assays to earthworm indicated that the racemic quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid were more toxic than quizalofop-p-ethyl and quizalofop-p-acid respectively, dramatically, the toxicity of the metabolite was much higher than the parent compound. These results revealed the enantioselective degradation of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid, and the differences of toxicity among the enantiomers of the parent compound and the metabolite, which should be considered in future environmental risk evaluation.
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- Lin Ma
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China; Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, 065000, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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Lu Y, Zhang D, Liao Y, Diao J, Chen X. Stereoselective Behavior of the Chiral Herbicides Diclofop-Methyl and Diclofop During the Soy Sauce Brewing Process. Chirality 2015; 28:78-84. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yuele Lu
- Institute of Fermentation Engineering, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou China
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- Institute of Fermentation Engineering, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou China
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- Institute of Fermentation Engineering, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing China
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- Institute of Fermentation Engineering, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou China
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Cheng C, Huang L, Ma R, Zhou Z, Diao J. Enantioselective toxicity of lactofen and its metabolites in Scenedesmus obliquus. ALGAL RES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Buerge IJ, Bächli A, Heller WE, Keller M, Poiger T. Environmental behavior of the chiral herbicide haloxyfop. 2. Unchanged enantiomer composition in blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and garden cress (Lepidium sativum). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:2591-2596. [PMID: 25742180 DOI: 10.1021/jf505242f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Haloxyfop-methyl is a chiral herbicide against grasses in dicotyledonous crops. In plants and soil, haloxyfop-methyl is rapidly hydrolyzed to haloxyfop-acid, whose R-enantiomer carries the actual herbicidal activity. In soil, S-haloxyfop-acid is converted within less than 1 day and almost completely into R-haloxyfop-acid. In this study, we investigated the possible interconversion of the enantiomers of haloxyfop-methyl and haloxyfop-acid in blackgrass and garden cress. Racemic or enantiopure haloxyfop-methyl was applied to the leaves of plants grown in agar. The metabolism was followed during 4 days using enantioselective GC-MS. In contrast to soils, no interconversion was observed in plants, and metabolism was nonenantioselective. These findings are consistent with the fact that after pre-emergence application to soil and uptake by roots, the observed herbicidal effect is basically independent of the enantiomer composition of the applied substance, whereas after postemergence application, the efficacy clearly is different for the two enantiomers.
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- Ignaz J Buerge
- Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Agroscope, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Agroscope, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Agroscope, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Agroscope, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Agroscope, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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Qu H, Ma RX, Liu DH, Wang P, Huang LD, Qiu XX, Zhou ZQ. Enantioselective toxicity and degradation of the chiral insecticide fipronil in Scenedesmus obliguus suspension system. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2014; 33:2516-2521. [PMID: 25077813 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Fipronil is an effective insecticide, but it presents highly toxic effects in nontarget aquatic organisms. The present study examined the enantioselective toxicity and degradation of fipronil enantiomers in a freshwater algae Scenedesmus obliguus suspension. There was a substantial difference in the acute toxicity of the enantiomers to S. obliguus, with 72-h median effective concentrations (EC50s) of 0.29 mg L(-1) and 1.50 mg L(-1) for the R-fipronil and S-fipronil, respectively. The influences on the concentration of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids were determined, and the effects of fipronil on the concentration of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b were also enantioselective. The degradation of fipronil in algae suspension was enantioselective, with half-lives for R-fipronil and S-fipronil of 2.9 d and 3.2 d, respectively, and the enantiomer fraction reaching 0.65 at the day 17. The enantiomeric differences should be taken into consideration for fipronil risk assessment.
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- Han Qu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Uccello-Barretta G, Schurig V, Balzano F, Vanni L, Aiello F, Mori M, Ghirga F. Synergistic Effects of Trace Amounts of Water in the Enantiodiscrimination Processes by Lipodex E: A Spectroscopic and Computational Investigation. Chirality 2014; 27:95-103. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; University of Pisa; Pisa Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; University of Pisa; Pisa Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; University of Pisa; Pisa Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza; Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technology; Sapienza University; Rome Italy
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Li Y, Dong F, Liu X, Xu J, Han Y, Zheng Y. Chiral fungicide triadimefon and triadimenol: Stereoselective transformation in greenhouse crops and soil, and toxicity to Daphnia magna. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 265:115-123. [PMID: 24342051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.11.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Various chiral pesticides are used in greenhouses to ensure high crop yields. However, detailed knowledge on the environmental behavior of such chiral contaminants with respect to enantioselectivity in the greenhouse has received little attention so far. Here, the widely used fungicide triadimefon was chosen as a "chiral probe" to investigate its enantioselective degradation and formation of triadimenol in greenhouse tomato, cucumber, and soil under different application modes. In addition, the stereoselectivity of individual isomers of triadimefon and triadimenol in aquatic toxicity were first studied. Significant differences in their acute toxicity to Daphnia magna were observed among the isomers. Under foliage application or soil irrigation application, S-(+)-triadimefon was preferentially degraded, resulting in relative enrichment of the more toxic R-(-)-enantiomer in tomato, cucumber, and soil. Further enantioselective analysis of converted triadimenol showed that the compositions of the four product stereoisomers were different and closely dependent on environmental conditions: the most toxic RS-(+)-triadimenol was the most preferentially produced isomer in tomato under foliage treatment, while the RR-(+)-triadimenol was proved to be the highest amount of metabolite isomer in cucumber and soil under both treatment modes and in tomato under soil treatment.
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- Yuanbo Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100193, China.
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Cheng C, Huang L, Diao J, Zhou Z. Enantioselective toxic effects and degradation of myclobutanil enantiomers in Scenedesmus obliquus. Chirality 2013; 25:858-64. [PMID: 23939881 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Research on the enantioselective environmental behavior of chiral pesticides has been a hot spot of environmental chemistry recently. In this study, the acute toxicity of myclobutanil enantiomers was investigated with the aquatic algae Scendesmus obliquus. After exposure for 96 h, the EC50 values for (-)-myclobutanil, rac-myclobutanil and (+)-myclobutanil were 3.951, 2.760, and 2.128 mg/L, respectively. The photosynthetic pigment (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids) and antioxidant enzyme activities catalase (CAT) were determined to evaluate the different toxic effects when S. obliquus were exposed to 1.5, 5 and 15 mg/L of rac-myclobutanil, (-)-myclobutanil, and (+)-myclobutanil for 96 h, respectively. In addition, the degradation of myclobutanil enantiomers in S. obliquus was also studied. Myclobutanil in the medium inoculated with algae degraded faster than in the uninoculated medium. The degradation of (-)-myclobutanil was faster than that of (+)-myclobutanil at a concentration of 3 mg/L. On the basis of these data, the acute toxicity and toxic effects of myclobutanil against S. obliquus were concluded to be enantioselective, and such enantiomeric differences should be taken into consideration in pesticide risk assessment.
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- Cheng Cheng
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Dong F, Liu X, Xu J, Chen X, Han Y, Liang X, Zheng Y. Development of a multi-residue enantiomeric analysis method for 9 pesticides in soil and water by chiral liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 250-251:9-18. [PMID: 23434475 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel and sensitive chiral liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for simultaneous measuring individual enantiomers of 9 pesticides including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides in soil and water. The separation and determination were performed using reversed-phase chromatography on an amylose chiral stationary phase, a Chiralpak AD-RH column, under gradient elution using a mixture of ACN-2mM ammonium acetate in water as the mobile phase at 0.45 mL/min flow rate. The effects of three cellulose-based columns and three amylose-based columns on the separation were also investigated. The QuEChERS (acronym for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) method and solid-phase extraction (SPE) were used for the extraction and clean-up of the soil and water samples, respectively. Parameters including the matrix effect, linearity, precision, accuracy and stability were undertaken. Under optimal conditions, the mean recoveries for all enantiomers from the soil and water samples were ranged from 77.8% to 106.2% with the relative standard deviations (RSD) less than 14.2%. Good linearity (at least R(2) ≥ 0.9986) was obtained for all studied analytes in the soil and water matrix calibration curves over the range from 2.0 to 125 μg/L. The limits of detection (LOD) for all enantiomers in the soil and water were less than 1.8 μg/kg or μg/L, whereas the limit of quantification (LOQ) did not exceed 5.0 μg/kg or μg/L. The results of the method validation confirm that this proposed method is convenient and reliable for the enantioselective determination of the enantiomers of 9 chiral pesticides in soil and water.
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- Yuanbo Li
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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Xu C, Ding J, Qiu J, Ma Y. Biodegradation of acetochlor by a newly isolated Achromobacter sp. strain D-12. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2013; 48:960-966. [PMID: 23998308 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2013.816601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A highly effective acetochlor-degrading bacterial strain (D-12) was isolated from the soil of a pesticide factory. The strain was identified as Achromobacter sp. based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence. The strain D-12 optimally degrades acetochlor at a pH of 7.0 and a temperature of 30°C in a mineral salts medium (MSM). Approximately 95% of acetochlor was degraded by the stain treated at a concentration of 10 mg L(-1) after 5 days of incubation. A chiral high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system was used to study the enantioselectivity during the process. However, no obvious enantioselective biodegradation was observed. The primary biodegradation acetochlor products were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results indicated that the strain D-12 could be applied in the bioremediation of an acetochlor-polluted environment.
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- Chao Xu
- Research Center of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, PR China
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Zhang Y, Cai X, Lang X, Qiao X, Li X, Chen J. Insights into aquatic toxicities of the antibiotics oxytetracycline and ciprofloxacin in the presence of metal: complexation versus mixture. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2012; 166:48-56. [PMID: 22475550 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Co-contamination of ligand-like antibiotics (e.g., tetracyclines and quinolones) and heavy metals prevails in the environment, and thus the complexation between them is involved in environmental risks of antibiotics. To understand toxicological significance of the complex, effects of metal coordination on antibiotics' toxicity were investigated. The complexation of two antibiotics, oxytetracycline and ciprofloxacin, with three heavy metals, copper, zinc, and cadmium, was verified by spectroscopic techniques. The antibiotics bound metals via multiple coordination sites and rendered a mixture of various complexation speciations. Toxicity analysis indicated that metal coordination did modify the toxicity of the antibiotics and that antibiotic, metal, and their complex acted primarily as concentration addition. Comparison of EC(50) values revealed that the complex commonly was highest toxic and predominately correlated in toxicity to the mixture. Finally, environmental scenario analysis demonstrated that ignoring complexation would improperly classify environmental risks of the antibiotics.
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- Yu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Huang L, Lu D, Zhang P, Diao J, Zhou Z. Enantioselective Toxic Effects of Hexaconazole Enantiomers Against Scenedesmus Obliquus. Chirality 2012; 24:610-4. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 12/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ledan Huang
- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing; People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing; People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing; People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing; People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; China Agricultural University; Beijing; People's Republic of China
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Liu H, Huang R, Xie F, Zhang S, Shi J. Enantioselective phytotoxicity of metolachlor against maize and rice roots. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 217-218:330-337. [PMID: 22483442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Rac-metolachlor, a widely used chloracetanilide herbicide, is now being replaced by S-metolachlor in many countries. The enantioselective effects of rac- and S-metolachlor on root growth of maize and rice was studied in hydroponics. Visible morphological changes in root growth were observed after treatment with rac- or S-metolachlor. The main root and lateral roots were shorter in length, and the number of lateral roots was reduced. The half inhibition (IC(50,5d)) values for root length of rac- and S-metolachlor were 18.86 and 10.61 μM, respectively, for maize, and 7.33 and 5.35 μM, respectively, for rice. The root system activity after treatment with rac- or S-metolachlor was lower than that of the control, while the root membrane permeability was higher. The activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase in the roots were lower after rac- or S-metolachlor treatment compared to those of the control, while the malondialdehyde content was higher. After rice was treated with 3.1 μM rac- or S-metolachlor, the cell wall separated from the cell membrane, and some destruction of nuclei and organelles was observed. The entire cell was destroyed after treatment with 12.4 μM rac- or S-metolachlor. The results showed that S-metolachlor has stronger effects than rac-metolachlor on crop roots.
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- Huijun Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310035, China.
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Li Z, Li Q, Cheng F, Zhang W, Wang W, Li J. Enantioselectivity in degradation and transformation of quizalofop-ethyl in soils. Chirality 2012; 24:552-7. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhaoyang Li
- College of Science; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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- College of Science; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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- College of Science; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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- College of Science; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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- College of Science; Hebei University of Science and Technology; Shijiazhuang Hebei Province China
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Cai X, Niu L, Zhang Y, Lang X, Yu Y, Chen J. Discriminating multiple impacts of biogas residues amendment in selectively decontaminating chloroacetanilide herbicides. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:11177-11185. [PMID: 21928820 DOI: 10.1021/jf202322p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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There is increasing concern about modifications to pesticide persistence in soil from the application of organic wastes as fertilizers. This study was conducted to discriminate the multiple effects of biogas residues (BR) amendment, including soil nutrients, soil microbial activity and biodiversity, and adsorption and degradation of chloroacetanilide herbicides (acetochlor, metolachlor, and butachlor). Addition of BR to soil increased the release of organic materials (i.e., dissolved organic carbon, dissolved organic nitrogen, and active phosphorus). It not only stimulated soil microorganisms and caused changes to microorganism diversity but also increased herbicide adsorption. Such multiple effects led to selective decontamination of chloroacetanilide herbicides, depending on herbicide structures and BR amendment levels. Stereoselectivity in degradation of acetochlor and metolachlor with biphasic character was magnified by BR amendment, which was well explained by integrating the impacts of BR amendment. Interestingly, BR amendment induced significant accumulation of herbicidally active aS,CS-metolachlor, facilitating the utilization of herbicidal activity.
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- Xiyun Cai
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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