title: Natural sunlight NO(3)(-)/NO(2)(-)-induced photo-degradation of phenylurea herbicides in water.
abstract: The nitrate-induced photodegradation of phenylureas in water was demonstrated to occur efficiently using natural sunlight irradiation. The kinetics of disappearance was found to be dependent on the inducer and substrate concentrations, the phenylurea structure and the origin and composition of the aqueous matrix including the presence of nitrite. The measured effects under sunlight were of the same order of those measured previously in the lab using our solar light simulated system. However, by-product distribution might differ substantially particularly considering the nitration pathway.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Phytopharmacie et Médiateurs Chimiques, INRA, Route de St-Cyr, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nélieu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kerhoas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Einhorn
mesh_terms: D004237:Diuron / Q000737:chemistry*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013472:Sunlight; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D009566:Nitrates; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D004237:Diuron