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Haque, A.U. ; Weisgerber, I. ; Kotzias, D. ; Klein, W.

Conversion of [14C]buturon in soil and leaching water under outdoor conditions.

Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 7, 321-331 (1977)
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[14C]Buturon, a urea herbicide, was sprayed on soil and winter wheat as an aqueous formulation (2.98 kg/ha) under outdoor conditions. Three months after application, a total of 49.2% of the applied radiocarbon was recovered: 46.9% in the soil, 0.3% in the leaching water (depth > 50 cm), and 2.0% in the plants. Radioactive residues in the soil were distributed to a depth of 50 cm and decreased with increasing depth of the soil. An average of 47% of the radioactivity present in the soil could be extracted with cold chloroform; by this extraction method, the formation of artefacts was avoided. Between one and two thirds of the extracted radioactivity was unchanged buturon. In the soil extracts, the following eight conversion products were isolated and identified by combined gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-O-methyl carbamate; N-(p-chlorophenyl)-O-methyl carbamate; N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N′-methyl-N′-isobutenyl-urea; N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N′-methyl-urea, N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N′-methyl-N′-isobutenylol-urea; p-chloroaniline in "biologically bound" form; N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N′-methyl-N′-methoxyisobutenyl-urea; and N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N′-methyl-N′-ethoxyisobutenyl-urea. In the leaching water, which contained only 0.005-0.006 mg/liter of radioactive substances, the following three conversion products were isolated and identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: p-chloroformanilide; N-(p-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-O-methyl carbamate; and an N-hydroxyphenyl-N′-methyl-N′-isobutinyl-urea. The results are discussed in relation to the factors responsible for the formation of these products.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0048-3575
e-ISSN 0048-3575
Journal Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
Quellenangaben Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 321-331 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Institute(s) Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)