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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2016, Volume 10, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11783-014-0715-4

Sorption and desorption of pymetrozine on six Chinese soils

1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.2. Syngenta Nantong Crop Protection Co., Ltd., Nantong Economic & Technological Development Area, Nantong 226009, China.3. Syngenta Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK

Accepted: 2014-05-30 Available online: 2015-12-03

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Abstract

Pymetrozine is a selective insecticide with a unique chemical structure and mode to control hemipteran and homopteran. While pymetrozine has brought great benefits to crop production by killing insects, its residues in soil may have a detrimental effect on environment. Therefore, it is of great importance to investigate its behaviors in soil. In this study, the sorption and desorption of pymetrozine on six Chinese soils were investigated using a batch equilibrium approach to understand its mobile behavior in the soils. Both sorption and desorption isotherms of pymetrozine were in good agreement with the Freundlich model. The sorption coefficient varied between 3.37 and 58.32 mL?g and the sorption isotherms were nonlinear, with 1/ ranging from 0.57 to 0.91. A regression equation was proposed to predict the sorption of pymetrozine on six different soil samples: log = 4.3708 − 4.5709 × log (pH in 0.01mol·L CaCl ) + 0.4700 × log OC% + 0.0057 × sand (%) + 0.0022 × CEC(clay), with = 0.9982. The organic carbon content of soil positively affected the sorption of pymetrozine, but soil pH had a negative effect on the sorption. Additionally, effects of CaCl concentration, soil to solution ratio and pesticide form were investigated. The sorption was promoted with an increase in soil to solution ratio and a decrease in CaCl concentration. The possible variation of the five formulated products of pymetrozine was also investigated.

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