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Runoff of the herbicides triclopyr and glufosinate ammonium from oil palm plantation soil

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This study focused on the residue detection of the herbicides triclopyr and glufosinate ammonium in the runoff losses from the Tasik Chini oil palm plantation area and the Tasik Chini Lake under natural rainfall conditions in the Malaysian tropical environment. Triclopyr and glufosinate ammonium are post-emergence herbicides. Both herbicides were foliar-sprayed on 0.5 ha of oil palm plantation plots, which were individualized by an uneven slope of 10–15%. Samples were collected at 1, 3, 7, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 days after treatment. The concentrations of both herbicides quickly diminished from those in the analyzed sample by the time of collection. The highest residue levels found in the field surface leachate were 0.031 (single dosage, triclopyr), 0.041 (single dosage, glufosinate ammonium), 0.017 (double dosage, triclopyr), and 0.037 μg/kg (double dosage, glufosinate ammonium). The chromatographic peaks were observed at “0” day treatment (2 h after herbicide application). From the applied active ingredients, the triclopyr and glufosinate losses were 0.025 and 0.055%, respectively. The experimental results showed that both herbicides are less potent than other herbicides in polluting water systems because of their short persistence and strong adsorption onto soil clay particles.

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This study was supported by the research grant no. AP-2014-009 & GUP-2014-087 from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.

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    M.A Tayeb, B.S Ismail & J Khairiatul-Mardiana

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Tayeb, M., Ismail, B. & Khairiatul-Mardiana, J. Runoff of the herbicides triclopyr and glufosinate ammonium from oil palm plantation soil. Environ Monit Assess 189, 551 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6236-4

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