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Leaching of the herbicide Bromacil after application on railroads in the Netherlands

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The herbicide bromacil was applied annually or once in 2 yr to a railway track on a sand bed. Once a year, in the Spring, just before a possible next application, samples were taken from various depths down to at least 80 cm for residue-analysis by gas chromatography. The procedure for extraction was adapted in order to eliminate interfering substances originating from the dark top layer of the soil.

Bromacil contents were always highest in the 10 to 20 cm layer. Within the first 2 yr of the experiments the compound penetrated down to depths around 100 cm. Calculations showed that deeper penetration of bromacil was probable. On account of the low conversion rate of the herbicide it seems possible that a part of the bromacil dosage leached to the groundwater later on.[/p]

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  1. Centre for Agrobiological Research (CABO), P. O. Box 14, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    R. Zandvoort, G. W. van den Born & J. M. Braber

  2. Institute for Pesticide Research (IOB), Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. H. Smelt

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Zandvoort, R., van den Born, G.W., Braber, J.M. et al. Leaching of the herbicide Bromacil after application on railroads in the Netherlands. Water Air Soil Pollut 13, 363–372 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02145479

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