title: Trifluralin transfer from top soil.
abstract: Leaching of 14C-ring-labeled technical trifluralin from the top 5 cm of soil was followed in a microlysimeter experiment under outdoor conditions. Leaching of water residues from soil was low and represented 2.2, 5.4, and 6.7% of the applied radioactivity after 6, 12, and 18 months, respectively. Two degradation products, called A and B, were clearly detected and represented about 80 and 10% of the leached radioactivity, respectively, whereas other degradation products accounted for about 10%. Trifluralin itself was detected in the leachate only between 3 and 6 months. Cumulated amounts of leached trifluralin were only 1% of the leached radioactivity after 1 year: i.e., 0.06% of the applied product. A second-year microlysimeter experiment demonstrated that the use of formulated trifluralin had no influence on leached amount and content.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires, Vandoeuvre-Lès Nancy, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malterre
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pierre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schiavon
mesh_terms: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005602:France; D006540:Herbicides / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014274:Trifluralin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006540:Herbicides; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014274:Trifluralin