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Published on: July 4, 2014
Sorption and leaching potential of acidic herbicides in Brazilian soils
Claudio A Spadotto1, Arthur G Hornsby, Marco A F Gomes
1Embrapa Environment, Jaguariuna, São Paulo, Brazil. spadotto@cnpma.embrapa.br
Abstract:
Leaching of acidic herbicides (2,4-D, flumetsulam, and sulfentrazone) in soils was estimated by comparing the original and modified AF (Attenuation Factor) models for multi-layered soils (AFi). The original AFi model was modified to include the concept of pH-dependence for Kd (sorption coefficient) based on pesticide dissociation and changes in the accessibility of soil organic functional groups able to interact with the pesticide. The original and modified models, considering soil and herbicide properties, were applied to assess the leaching potential of selected herbicides in three Brazilian soils. The pH-dependent Kd values estimated for all three herbicides were observed to be always higher than pH-independent Kd values calculated using average Koc data, and therefore the original AFi model overestimated the overall leaching potential for the soils studied.
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