Effect of Abiotic Factors on Degradation of Imidacloprid

Autor: G Guru Prasanna Pandi, Bibhab Mahapatra, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Totan Adak, Prakash Chandra Rath, Naveen K. B. Patil, Mayabini Jena, G. Basana Gowda, Sushmita Munda, S. D. Mohapatra
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 99:475-480
ISSN: 1432-0800
0007-4861
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2159-6
Popis: The role of soil moisture, light and pH on imidacloprid dissipation was investigated. A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) based method was developed to quantify imidacloprid present in soil with a recovery of more than 82%. Rate of dissipation of imidacloprid from soil was faster in submerged condition compared to field capacity and air dried condition. Imidacloprid dissipated non-significantly between sterile and non-sterile soils, but at field capacity, the dissipation was faster in non-sterile soil compared to sterile soil after 60 days of incubation. Similarly, under submergence, the dissipation of imidacloprid was 66.2% and 79.8% of the initial in sterile and non-sterile soils, respectively. Imidacloprid was rather stable in acidic and neutral water but was prone to photo-degradation. Therefore, imidacloprid degradation will be faster under direct sunlight and at higher soil moisture.
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