Degradation of Pyrimethanil in Soil: Influence of Light, Oxygen, and Microbial Activity
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
- Vol. 41 (1), 67-80
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03601230500234927
Abstract
The research was carried out in order to verify the influence that light, oxygen, and microbial activity have on the degradability of pyrimethanil (PYR) in soil. The products of degradation were also identified and their evolution in time evaluated. The results indicate that the molecule is more persistent in the absence of light, oxygen, and microbial activity. The order of importance of these three factors is as follows: light < microbial activity < oxygen. The following products of degradation were identified: (1) benzoic acid, (2) cis,cis-muconic acid, (3) hydroxyl-4,6-dimethyl-2-pirimidinamine, (4) N′-ethyl-N-hydroxyformamidine, and (5) 4,6-dimethyl-2-piridinamine, which appeared different from those reported in literature for the degradation of PYR in abiotic conditions. This result suggests that the degradation in soil is mainly biotic.Keywords
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