Dissipation pattern of flubendiamide residues on capsicum fruit (Capsicum annuum L.) under field and controlled environmental conditions

This investigation was undertaken to compare the dissipation pattern of flubendiamide in capsicum fruits under poly-house and open field after giving spray applications at the recommended and double doses of 48 g a.i. ha^?1 and 96 g a.i. ha^?1. Extraction and purification of capsicum fruit samples were carried out by the QuEChERS method. Residues of flubendiamide and its metabolite, des-iodo flubendiamide, were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography–photodiode array, and confirmed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry. Limit of quantification of the method was 0.05 mg kg^?1, and recovery of the insecticides was in the range of 89.6–104.3%, with relative standard deviation being 4.5–11.5%. The measurement uncertainty of the analytical method was in the range of 10.7–15.7%. Initial residue deposits of flubendiamide on capsicum fruits grown under poly-house conditions were (0.977 and 1.834 mg kg^?1) higher than that grown in the field (0.665 and 1.545 mg kg^?1). Flubendiamide residues persisted for 15 days in field-grown and for 25 days in poly-house-grown capsicum fruits. The residues were degraded with the half-lives of 4.3–4.7 and 5.6–6.6 days in field and poly-house respectively. Des-iodo flubendiamide was not detected in capsicum fruits or soil. The residues of flubendiamide degraded to below the maximum residue limit notified by Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) after 1 and 6 days in open field, and 3 and 10 days in poly-house. The results of the study indicated that flubendiamide applied to capsicum under controlled environmental conditions required longer pre-harvest interval to allow its residues to dissipate to the safe level.     

Degradation kinetics of forchlorfenuron in typical grapevine soils of India and its influence on specific soil enzyme activities

The rate of degradation of forchlorfenuron, a cytokinin-based plant growth regulator (PGR) was explored in typical grapevine soils of India with simultaneous evaluation of its effect on biochemical attributes of the test soils in terms of the activities of specific soil microbial enzymes. In all the test soils, namely clay, sandy-loam and silty-clay, the dissipation rate was faster at the beginning, which slowed down with time, indicating a non-linear pattern of degradation. Degradation in soils could best be explained by two-compartment 1st + 1st order kinetics with half-life ranging between 4–10 days. The results suggest that organic matter might be playing a major role in influencing the rate of degradation of forchlorfenuron in soil. The rate of degradation in sandy-loam soil was fastest followed by clay and silty-clay soils, respectively. Comparison of the rate of degradation in natural against sterilized soils suggests that microbial degradation might be the major pathway of residue dissipation. Changes in soil enzyme activities as a consequence of forchlorfenuron treatment were studied for extra-cellular enzymes namely acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and β -glucosidase and intracellular enzyme-dehydrogenase. Although small changes in enzyme activities were observed, forchlorfenuron did not have any significant deleterious effect on the enzymatic activity of the test soils. Simple correlation studies between degradation percentage and individual enzyme activities did not establish any significant relationships. The pattern and change of enzyme activity was primarily the effect of the incubation period rather than the effect of forchlorfenuron itself.     

The dissipation of hexazinone in tropical soils under semi-controlled field conditions in Kenya

The dissipation of hexazinone (Velpar) in two tropical soil types in Kenya was studied under field and semi-controlled conditions for a period of 84 days. The dissipation was found to be very rapid and this could be attributed to adverse weather conditions including high initial rainfall as well as to low soil-organic-matter content, volatilization, surface run-off and biodegradation. The DT₅₀ values of dissipation obtained by first order kinetics were 20 days and 21.3 days in clay and loam soil types, respectively. The influence of bargasse compost (1000 μg/g dry soil) was also studied and was found to enhance dissipation to some extent, giving DT₅₀ values of 18 days and 18.3 days in clay and loam soil types, respectively.     

Toxicity persistence in runoff and soil from experimental soybean plots following insecticide applications

Persistence of toxicity in runoff water and soil was investigated in experimental soybean plots subjected to successive runoff events following pesticide application. Runoff events were produced by irrigation using a sprinkler system. The pesticides applied were cypermethrin and endosulfan, which are widely used in soy production in Argentina. Toxicity tests were performed on two abundant components of the regional fauna, the amphipod Hyalella curvispina and the fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus. Runoffs from two pesticide applications were assayed at different stages of the growing season: an early application when the soil was almost bare and a late one close to harvest, when the ground was covered by vegetation and just before soy leaves fell. Toxicity to H. curvispina in runoff ceased almost one month after the early application of the two pesticides, while it persisted for over three months after the late application. Soil toxicity to H. curvispina and runoff toxicity to C. decemmaculatus followed the same pattern. Higher temperatures and solar radiation are likely to have enhanced insecticide degradation after the early application. Lower temperatures and solar radiation in combination with increased organic matter from litter probably contributed to the longer persistence of toxicity recorded after the late application, as compared with the early application. Cypermethrin caused no mortality to C. decemmaculatus after the early application, while endosulfan toxicity persisted for almost four months after the late one.     

Ecological half-life of Cs in mosses and lichens in the Ordu province,Turkey by Cevik and Celik

Twenty-one years after the Chernobyl accident, lichen and moss samples were collected from the Ordu province, which was already chosen for a related study some years ago. It was observed that ¹³⁷Cs activity concentration ranged from 31 to 469 Bq kg⁻¹ in the moss and from 132 to 1508 Bq kg⁻¹ in the lichen samples. The decrease of the activity concentrations in the present measurements (2007) relative to those in 1997 (over a period of 10 y) indicated ecological half-lives between 1.8 and 10.4 y for the moss and between 2.1 and 13.7 y for the lichen samples. It was observed that ¹³⁷Cs was still eminent in the area studied. Moreover, ⁴⁰K activity concentrations and K element concentrations were measured and their relationships were discussed.     

Dissipation,half-lives,and mass spectrometric identification of chlorpyrifos and its two metabolites on field-grown collard and kale

The persistence and fate of chlorpyrifos and its two metabolites, chlorpyrifos-oxon and the 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP) break-down product were investigated on kale and collard leaves under field conditions. A simultaneous extraction and quantification procedure was developed for chrorpyrifos and its two main metabolites. Residues of chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos oxon, and TCP were determined using a gas chromatograph (GC) equipped with an electron capture detector (GC/ECD). Chlorpyrifos metabolites were detectable up to 23 days following application. Residues were confirmed using a GC equipped with a mass selective detector (GC/MSD) in total ion mode. Initial residues of chlorpyrifos were greater on collard (14.5 µg g^?1) than kale (8.2 µg g^?1) corresponding to half-lives (T_1/2) values of 7.4 and 2.2 days, respectively. TCP, the hydrolysis product, was more persistent on collards with an estimated T_1/2 of 6.5 days compared to kale (T_1/2 of 1.9 days).     

十二烷基苯磺酸钠对异丙草胺光解体系的影响

研究了不同浓度的阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)对除草剂异丙草胺在水溶液中光解的影响。结果表明,表面活性剂不直接参与异丙草胺的光反应;在ρ(SDBS)小于其临界胶束浓度(CMC)时,SDBS对异丙草胺的光反应有微弱抑制作用,而ρ(SDBS)大于其CMC时,SDBS胶束的形成对异丙草胺的光反应有加速的趋势。推测是由于ρ(SDBS)在达到CMC之前,对光解的影响以光吸收作用为主,对异丙草胺光解有一定的抑制;而达到CMC后,胶束对异丙草胺有富集作用,胶束内部类似有机相的环境,利于异丙草胺光反应,此时SDBS对光解的作用就以加速光解为主。      

植物篱枝叶中P、K、Ca和Mg的矿化过程

对新银合欢、山蚂蝗等6种植物篱枝叶中养分矿化过程的研究结果表明：枝叶中P、K、Ca和Mg随不同树种和不同处理而异，以圣庭树和黑荆树的矿化最慢，埋入土壤的新银合欢枝叶比置于地表的矿化快；在前4－6wk内矿化均较快，累积矿化量达到比较稳定的水平，在12wk内所有枝叶中K矿化比例为80％－95％，P为60％－85％，Ca为25％－72％,Mg为20％－64％。除K外，埋入土壤的枝叶中P、Ca和Mg累积矿化量在矿化过程中波动较大，而覆盖地表的枝叶则随时间平稳上升，枝叶分解过程中残余物的P、K、Ca和Mg存在一个相对富集时期，P和K含量在前12wk趋于降低，而残余物中Ca和Mg含量趋于升高。植物篱枝叶中P、K、Ca、Mg的矿化过程可用单指数模型Mt%=M0%[1-exp(-κt)]较好拟合（式中Mt%和M0％分别为t时刻枝叶中某养分矿化百分比和该养分的矿化势，κ为该养分的矿化常数），P、Ca和Mg在矿化过程中波动较大，通过单指数模型拟合所得到的这6种植物篱枝叶中矿质元素矿化的半减期与实际观测结果接近。在实际应用中，可以根据相应植物篱枝叶养分矿化的半减期、初始矿化势率，以及农作物生长对养分的需要，合理制定植物篱的刈割时间和枝叶的使用时间与方式，充分发挥枝叶养分的作用和提高农作物产量。图4表6参16。     

外源化合物在鱼体内生物半减期的QSAR模型

生物半减期(t1/2)是评价外源化合物在鱼体内蓄积效应的重要参数。实验测定t_(1/2)的速度慢、成本高,难以满足化学品生态风险评价的需求,需要发展替代实验的模型预测方法。本研究搜集了653种化合物t1/2实测值,采用多元线性回归(MLR)和支持向量机(SVM) 2种方法,建立了鱼体logt1/2的定量构效关系(QSAR)预测模型。MLR模型的校正决定系数(R(adj)~2)为0.751,均方根误差(RMSE_(train))为0.587,去一法交叉验证系数(Q_(LOO)~2)为0.735,外部验证系数(Q_(ext)~2)为0.682,这表明模型具有较好的拟合度、稳健性和预测能力。SVM模型具有更好的拟合和预测能力(R_(adj)~2=0.839,RMSE_(train)=0.457,Q_(ext)~2=0.708)。采用Williams法对模型的应用域进行表征。所建模型可用于预测多环芳烃、多氯联苯、多溴联苯醚、有机磷农药、药物等典型化合物,以及其他烷烃、环烷烃、烯烃、醇、醚、酸、酯、酮、含卤素化合物、芳香族化合物、含硫、氮、磷化合物的在鱼体内的logt1/2值。