Differences in sorption behaviour of carbaryl and phosalone in soils from Australia, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom
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2001
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Ahmad, R.
Kookana, R.
Alston, A.
Bromilow, R.
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Soil Research, 2001; 39(4):893-908
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<jats:p>Sorption of 2 nonionic pesticides, carbaryl (1-naphthyl methylcarbamate) and phosalone (S-6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-oxobenzoxazol-3-ylmethyl O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate), was investigated for 48 soils from Australia, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. A wide variation in sorption affinities of the soils to carbaryl and phosalone was observed. The sorption coefficient (K d) values for carbaryl ranged from 0.19 to 23.0 L/kg in Australian soils, from 0.99 to 59.7 L/kg in Pakistani soils, and from 1.09 to 23.0 L/kg in the UK soils. The K d values for phosalone ranged from 4.8 to 443 L/kg in Australian soils, from 15.5 to 1182 L/kg in Pakistani soils, and from 18.1 to 205 L/kg in the UK soils. To eliminate the effect of variation in organic carbon content among the soils, the K d values were normalised to the fraction of soil organic carbon (K oc ). However, K oc values for both pesticides varied by about an order of magnitude across the soils, decreasing in the following order: Pakistani &gt; Australian &gt; UK soils. Correlation between K d and organic carbon content of the soils was poor ( r 2 = 0.44 and 0.46). The particulate organic C (53 µm–2 mm) was only slightly better correlated with K d than the total organic C in the &lt;2 mm fraction of the soils. Thus soil organic C content alone is not a good predictor of sorption even for nonionic pesticides such as carbaryl and phosalone. Caution is needed during extrapolation of overseas data to predict sorption under local conditions.</jats:p>