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Determination of Two Sulfonylurea Herbicides Residues in Soil Environment Using HPLC and Phytotoxicity of These Herbicides by Lentil Bioassay

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A HPLC-UV detection system was used for determination of sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl residues from soils. The soils were fortified with sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl at rates of 26 and 15 g a.i. ha−1 respectively and samples were taken randomly on 0 (2 h), 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 days after treatment. The final extracts were prepared for analysis by HPLC. The results showed that degradation of both herbicides in the silty loam soil was faster than sandy loam soil. Half-life of sulfosulfuron was ranged from 5.37 to 10.82 days however this value for tribenuron methyl was ranged from 3.23 to 5.72 days on different soils. The residue of both herbicides at 120 days after application in wheat field had no toxicitic effect on lentil. It was concluded that HPLC analysis procedure was an appropriate method for determination of these herbicides from soils.

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The authors greatly acknowledge Jens Carl Streibig for technical assistance and the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran for financial support.

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    Mohammad Mehdizadeh & Mohammad Taghi Alebrahim

  2. Department of Chemistry, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

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Mehdizadeh, M., Alebrahim, M.T. & Roushani, M. Determination of Two Sulfonylurea Herbicides Residues in Soil Environment Using HPLC and Phytotoxicity of These Herbicides by Lentil Bioassay. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 99, 93–99 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2076-8

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