title: Degradation of soil environment in the post-flooding area: content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and s-triazine herbicides.
abstract: Impacts of flooding on the soil environment with regard to soil pollution with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and s-triazine (cyanazine, simazine, atriazine, propazine, prometryn) herbicides have been evaluated. No clear differences in the sum of the PAHs content were observed in the present studies. Only changes in the levels of individual PAHs were noted. In soils covered with flooding both at a depth of 0-20 and 20-40 high molecular weight PAHs were predominant (especially mutagenic and carcinogenic 5-rings PAHs) whereas in non-flooded areas, 2- and 3-rings PAHs constituted over 80%. In the case of s-triazine herbicides, no influence of flooding on the changes in their content in agriculturally used soils was noted. On the other hand, clearly lower levels of cyanazine, simazine and atriazine were not in the flooded forest soil as compared to the non-flooded forest soil.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Agriculture University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oleszczuk
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baranowska
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004190:Disasters; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014227:Triazines; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014227:Triazines; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical