Campus Units
Entomology
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-8-1997
Journal or Book Title
Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants
Volume
664
Issue
4
First Page
54
Last Page
64
DOI
10.1021/bk-1997-0664.ch004
Abstract
Studies were conducted in the laboratory to determine the fate of atrazine in pesticide-contaminated soils from agrochemical dealer sites. No significant differences in atrazine concentrations occurred in soils treated with atrazine individually or combinations with metolachlor and trifluralin. In a screening study carried out in soils from four agrochemical dealer sites, rapid mineralization of atrazine occurred in three out of eight soils tested, with the greatest amount occurring in Bravo rhizosphere soil (35% of the applied atrazine after 9 weeks). Suppression of atrazine mineralization in the Bravo rhizosphere soil did not occur with the addition of high concentrations of herbicide mixtures, but instead was increased. Plants had a positive impact on dissipation of aged atrazine in soil, with significantly less atrazine extractable from Kochia-vegetated soils than from nonvegetated soils.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
1997
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kruger, Ellen L.; Anhalt, Jennifer C.; Sorenson, Diana; Nelson, Brett; Chouhy, Ana L.; Anderson, Todd A.; and Coats, Joel R., "Atrazine Degradation in Pesticide-Contaminated Soils: Phytoremediation Potential" (1997). Entomology Publications. 374.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ent_pubs/374
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Entomology Commons, Environmental Health Commons, Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology Commons, Weed Science Commons
Comments
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants, 664(4); 54-64. Doi: 10.1021/bk-1997-0664.ch004. 1997 American Chemical Society.