| Abstract: | The extraction from several field soils of the four herbicides benzoylprop-ethyl, nitrofen, profluralin, and tri-allate applied at least 6 months previously was compared using six solvent systems. The residues extracted were quantified using gas chromatographic techniques. Similar recoveries were achieved using 30% aqueous acetonitrile or acetonitrile + water + glacial acetic acid mixtures. The presence of the acetic acid was found to increase residues extracted only in the case of tri-allate. Methanol and 10% aqueous acetonitrile were slightly less efficient in recovering residues from the weathered field soils whereas acetone tended to be a poor solvent for the extraction of the chemicals studied. |
