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Assessment of Degradation of Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Water by Chlorine Dioxide

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The degradation of two sulfonylurea herbicides, nicosulfuron and thifensulfuron methyl in water by chlorine dioxide, was studied for the first time in this paper. In order to examine the optimal parameters for degradation of both herbicides, degradation was investigated under light or dark conditions with different amount of chlorine dioxide, different degradation periods, and at different pH values. Degradation efficiency of herbicides was monitored using high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-DAD). The degradation products were analyzed by gas chromatography with triple quadrupole mass detector (GC–QQQ). Three products were identified after degradation of nicosulfuron and two products after degradation of thifensulfuron methyl. Total organic analysis (TOC) gave insight into some differences in degradation mechanisms and degrees of mineralization after degradation of the herbicides using chlorine dioxide. A simple mechanism of herbicide degradation was proposed. Acute toxicity tests were performed on the products produced after degradation with chlorine dioxide, and the results showed that the degradation products were less toxic than the parent compounds. The findings of the present study are very useful for the treatment of wastewaters contaminated with herbicides.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank TwinOxide-RS d.o.o. for providing components for the preparation of chlorine dioxide (“TWINS” preparation).

Funding

Financial support for this study was granted by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Project Number 172030. DMS was supported by Magbiovin project (FP7-ERAChairs-Pilot Call-2013, Grant agreement: 621375).

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Marija V. Pergal & Biljana P. Dojčinović

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Igor D. Kodranov, Miodrag M. Pergal & Dragan D. Manojlović

  3. The Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, POB 522, Belgrade, 11001, Serbia

    Dalibor M. Stanković

  4. Depatment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Priština, Lole Ribara 29, Kosovska Mitrovica, 38220, Serbia

    Branka B. Petković

  5. South Ural State University, Lenin prospekt 76, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    Dragan D. Manojlović

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HPLC chromatograms of initial nicosulfuron (10 mg/L), initial thifensulfuron methyl (10 mg/L), their degradation products, and GC-QQQ chromatograms and mass spectra for degradation products of the sulfonylurea herbicides.

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Pergal, M.V., Kodranov, I.D., Pergal, M.M. et al. Assessment of Degradation of Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Water by Chlorine Dioxide. Water Air Soil Pollut 229, 287 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-018-3947-2

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