Using 19F NMR spectroscopy to determine trifluralin binding to soil

M Strynar, J Dec, A Benesi, AD Jones…

Index: Strynar, Mark; Dec, Jerzy; Benesi, Alan; Jones, A. Daniel; Fry, Roderick A.; Bollag, Jean-Marc Environmental Science and Technology, 2004 , vol. 38, # 24 p. 6645 - 6655

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Abstract

Trifluralin is a widely used herbicide for the control of broad leaf weeds in a variety of crops. Its binding to soil may result in significant losses in herbicidal activity and a delayed pollution problem. To investigate the nature of soil-bound trifluralin residues, 14C-labeled herbicide was incubated for 7 weeks with four soils under anoxic conditions. As determined by radiocounting, trifluralin binding ranged between 10 and 53% of the initial 14C depending ...