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Use of different organic wastes as strategy to mitigate the leaching potential of phenylurea herbicides through the soil

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In this study, the leaching of 14 substituted phenylurea herbicides (PUHs) through disturbed soil columns packed with three different soils was investigated in order to determine their potential for groundwater pollution. Simultaneously, a series of experiments were conducted to demonstrate the effect of four different organic wastes (composted sheep manure (CSM), composted pine bark (CPB), spent coffee grounds (SCG) and coir (CR)) on their mobility. All herbicides, except difenoxuron, showed medium/high leachability through the unamended soils. In general, addition of agro-industrial and composted organic wastes at a rate of 10 % (w/w) increased the adsorption of PUHs and decreased their mobility in the soil, reducing their leaching. In all cases, the groundwater ubiquity score (GUS) index was calculated for each herbicide on the basis of its persistence (as t ½) and mobility (as K OC). The results obtained point to the interest in the use of agro-industrial and composted organic wastes in reducing the risk of groundwater pollution by pesticide drainage.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation (project AGL2010-20458-C02-01), Ramón and Cajal Subprogram, FEDER and European Social Funds, and the Spanish National Institute of Food Research and Technology (project RTA2011-00022-00-00) for the financial support. We also wish to thank to J. Cava and MV Molina for technical assistance.

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  1. Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), C/ Mayor s/n, La Alberca, 30150, Murcia, Spain

    José Fenoll, Isabel Garrido, Pilar Hellín & Pilar Flores

  2. Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Campus de Los Jerónimos, s/n, Guadalupe, 30107, Murcia, Spain

    Nuria Vela

  3. Departamento de Química Agrícola, Geología y Edafología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain

    Simón Navarro

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Fenoll, J., Garrido, I., Hellín, P. et al. Use of different organic wastes as strategy to mitigate the leaching potential of phenylurea herbicides through the soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 4336–4349 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3652-7

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