Herbicide sorption to concrete and asphalt

In order to accurately predict the fate and behaviour of herbicides following application to hard surfaces, an understanding of the processes involved is required. Previous studies have demonstrated that herbicides with a low soil organic carbon partition coefficient (K(oc)) are preferentially removed from concrete and asphalt surfaces. It is possible, therefore, that sorption may play a role in retaining herbicides to hard surfaces. This study provides an indication of the extent to which herbicides may sorb to concrete and asphalt, and examines the results in the light of other research to identify the significance of sorption in describing herbicide losses after application. There was measurable sorption of herbicides to concrete and asphalt although this was limited compared with that to soils, especially for concrete. An exponential relationship between experimentally derived values of K(p) and literature values of K(oc) for asphalt was established (r(2) = 0.931); there was a weaker relationship for concrete (r(2) = 0.606). The experimentally derived K(p) values could be used to enhance the prediction of herbicide loss to receiving waters following application. It is probable that the fate of herbicides applied to concrete and asphalt surfaces depends more heavily on physical processes than is the case in soils.     

10种除草剂对斜生栅藻的生长抑制活性研究

本文采用吸光度法测定了10个除草剂对斜生栅藻的生长抑制活性,其中包括3个原药和7个制剂产品,涉及12种有效成分。结果表明有5个药剂对斜生栅藻表现高毒,2个药剂为中等毒性,仅3个药剂为低毒。总体上磺酰脲类除草剂以及敌草隆、酰苯胺类吡唑草胺和吡氟酰草胺对斜生栅藻的毒性均较高。     

Influence of adsorption–desorption phenomena on pesticide run-off from soil using simulated rainfall

The surface run-off of a number of pesticides (diuron, isoproturon, atrazine, alachlor, aclonifen, trifluralin, lindane and simazine), chosen for their range of adsorption behaviours, was studied using simulated rainfall applied to small plots over a short time (one hour). Pesticides were applied together onto bare soil using two different sandy loam soils from Jaillière and Coet Dan sites. The surface run-off samples were collected throughout the running of the event and concentrations of pesticides were measured in both liquid and solid phases. Sorption isotherms for isoproturon and diuron on Jaillière soil as well as eroded particles were measured under equilibrium conditions and compared to their partitioning during surface run-off. At the rainfall intensity used, both soils generated a large load of eroded particles. The average run-off flow rate increased with time for the Jalliére soil, while it remained relatively constant at a higher level for the Coet Dan soil. The concentrations of each pesticide in the run-off samples decreased as the experiments proceeded. The pesticides were classified into two types by their partitioning between the solid and liquid phases. Atrazine, simazine, diuron, isoproturon and alachlor were mainly transported in surface run-off water. By contrast, 90% of trifluralin and aclonifen was adsorbed onto eroded particles. Lindane was intermediate, with a 37% adsorption level. When the contribution of eroded particles was minor, the agrochemical concentrations were inversely proportional to the water flow rate. We have proposed a model that describes the mass of chemicals extracted from soil into surface water during a surface run-off event of a given average duration and flow rate. This model takes into account the dilution of the soil solution and the desorption of chemicals through two parameters called, respectively, the dilution factor and the extraction retardation factor. The desorption kinetic was the limiting step in the surface run-off of weakly sorbed chemicals, such as isoproturon. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Contribution of non-agricultural pesticides to pesticide load in surface water

Two small creeks, tributaries of the River Ruhr near Schwerte, Federal Republic of Germany, were investigated to reveal the regional agricultural and non-agricultural sources of pesticide inputs and the main pathways to surface water. In addition, the receiving water was monitored for pesticides. The watersheds are situated at the northern margin of the Rhenian Schiefergebirge, a highland landscape in North-Rhine-Westphalia. Solid carboniferous shale is covered by a shallow layer of quaternary unconsolidated rock (porous aquifer thickness <5 m). Occurrence of herbicides such as chlortoluron, isoproturon and terbuthylazine in surface water could be due to their broad agricultural application in regional dominant crops, such as barley, wheat and maize. Occurrence of diuron and glyphosate results from their use in residential settlements and industrial areas as well as from weed control on railway tracks. Atrazine concentrations up to 0.8 microg litre(-1) indicated recent use of this herbicide, which has been banned since 1991, and was also the result of non-agricultural applications. Pathways for pesticide input to the receiving waters were related to both surface run-off and underground passage. Two-thirds of the observed diuron load in the surface water resulted from an input by run-off. This was expected as a result of total herbicide application targets to sealed surfaces infringing current regulations and recommendations. Diuron load varied between 0.6 and 1.2% of the estimated amount applied annually in the investigated catchments. Non-agricultural pesticide use contributed more than two-thirds of the whole observed pesticide load in the tributaries and at least one-third in the River Ruhr.     

气相色谱-电子捕获检测器同时测定瓜果类蔬菜中15种除草剂残留

采用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器（GC-ECD）法建立了同时测定瓜果类蔬菜中15种除草剂（氟嘧磺隆、草毒死、敌草隆、氯草定、氟乐灵、炔苯酰草胺、乙草胺、甲草胺、异丙甲草胺、吡唑草胺、硝草胺、丁草胺、丙草胺、齅草酮、吡氟酰草胺）残留量的方法。供试番茄、黄瓜、青椒、茄子、西葫芦、马铃薯、芸豆及萝卜8种样品经乙酸乙酯与二氯甲烷混合溶剂提取,Florisil PR固相萃取柱净化,DM-1毛细管气相色谱柱（30 m×0.32 mm,0.25 μm）分离,GC-ECD测定,外标法定量。结果表明:在0.002~0.5 mg/kg的3个添加水平下,15种除草剂在8种蔬菜中的平均添加回收率为77%~113%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为3.5%~10.8%,定量限为0.001~0.1 mg/kg。采用所建立的方法对市售蔬菜样品进行测定,结果表明,15种除草剂的残留量均小于最大允许残留限量。该方法简单、快速,灵敏度高,适用于同时测定瓜果类蔬菜样品中15种除草剂的残留量。     

Influence of Soil Moisture on Long-Term Sorption of Diuron and Isoproturon by Soil

Long-term sorption of diuron and isoproturon by a clay loam soil was investigated for nine weeks at two herbicide doses (0·6 or 3 mg kg⁻¹) and two soil moisture contents (35 or 62% w/w, i.e. 3·16 or 1 kPa) by measuring changes in herbicide concentrations in the soil solution sampled by means of glass microfibre filters in presence of sodium azide (200 mg litre⁻¹) which inhibited biodegradation for more than four weeks. After the first day equilibration period, where adsorption mainly occurred (>70% adsorbed), herbicide concentrations in the soil solution decreased (about 50% for diuron; up to 38% for isoproturon) for two weeks but equilibration required about one month. Small amounts of herbicides were sorbed during this process (<10% of the initial (24-h) adsorption). These were similar for both herbicides, although diuron was initially more adsorbed. Values of the partition coefficients of herbicides between soil and soil solution were increased (75–125% for diuron; 29–67% for isoproturon). High soil moisture enhanced sorption speed for both herbicides and increased final sorption only for diuron. Sodium azide inhibited long-term sorption of the more stable diuron and this effect was reversed by low temperature only at the low soil moisture. Sodium azide action might be complex (competition, effect on soil micro-organisms) and was not elucidated.     

五氟磺草胺与吡氟酰草胺的联合作用及对水稻移栽田杂草的防效

吡氟酰草胺属于类胡萝卜素生物合成抑制剂类除草剂,为明确其与乙酰乳酸合成酶抑制剂类除草剂五氟磺草胺复配的联合作用及复配剂对水稻移栽田杂草的田间防效,采用温室盆栽法,评价了二者复配后的除草活性及联合作用类型,并通过田间小区试验评价了复配制剂对水稻田杂草的防效和对水稻的安全性。温室盆栽试验结果表明：五氟磺草胺与吡氟酰草胺复配后对稗、马唐、异型莎草及鳢肠的活性均表现为相加作用,二者复配的合适配比(质量比)范围为(1～2):(5～10)。田间小区试验结果表明,于水稻移栽后8 d茎叶喷雾处理,300 g/L五氟磺草胺·吡氟酰草胺(1:5)悬浮剂对水稻生长安全,且对水稻田稗、异型莎草、耳叶水苋及丁香蓼有良好的防效：在有效成分用量112.5～135.0 g/hm²剂量下,药后35 d,复配悬浮剂对上述杂草的总草株防效和总草鲜重防效分别为93.8%～95.8%和94.1%～96.1%,尤其是显著提高了对较难防除型杂草耳叶水苋及丁香蓼的防效,整体防效显著高于对照两个单剂处理及当地常规用药22%苄嘧磺隆·乙草胺可湿性粉剂处理。五氟磺草胺与吡氟酰草胺复配能够在扩大杀草谱的同时提高防效,且...     

Weed control on hard surfaces in The Netherlands

The non-agricultural use of pesticides in The Netherlands declined in the period 1986-2001 from 127000 to 40000 kg AI per annum. However use on pavements rose from 23% to 50% of the total non-agricultural use. To diminish the dependency on herbicides, both preventive and curative non-chemical weed control methods have been examined. In the future both mechanical and thermal methods can be improved. On a flat pavement mechanical methods are preferred because they are more effective. Two approaches are used by municipalities to lower the environmental impact of the use of herbicides on pavements. The first is to phase out the use of chemicals on hard surfaces and the second is the integrated approach in which herbicides are not prohibited, but used only on places and at times when the risk of run-off is below a mutually accepted level. Both approaches can be effective.     

Resistance of dicot weeds to acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides in Australia

A biotype of Sonchus oleraceus L. and two bio types of Sisymbrium orientate Torn., SSO 3 and NSO 1, are the first dicot weeds in Australia to develop resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides. The resistant biotypes had been exposed to va rying periods of selection with sulfonylurea her bicides. All three biotypes are resistant to a range of sulfonylurea and imidazolinone herbicides. The S. orientale biotypes are also resistant to the triazolopyrimidine herbicide, flumetsulam. LD₅₀ ratios of resistant Sonchus oleraceus for sulfony lurea and imidazolinone herbicides are greater than 64-fold and 4.5-fold, respectively. GR₅₀ ratios are greater than 9 for sulfonylureas and 7.4 for imazapyr. The LD₅₀ ratios for both S. orien tale biotypes for chlorsulfuron, sulfometuron methyl, metsulfuron-methyl, flumetsulam and imazethapyr are greater than 110-, 15-, 7-, 24- and 29-fold, respectively. All resistant biotypes are susceptible to MCPA, diuron and diflufenican, herbicides which do not inhibit ALS.     

OBSERVATIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ADSORPTION OF DIURON AND THE NATURE OF THE ADSORBENT

Summary. A series of adsorption experiments was carried out in order to determine if there was significant competition for adsorption sites between diuron and water. Adsorption of diuron was much lower on hydrophilic materials such as cellulose, chitin, aluminium oxide and a soil mineral fraction than on the less hydrophilic ion exchange resins, lignin, carbon and a soil organic fraction. Methylation with methanolic HCL or diazomethane increased adsorption by the soil organic material, but methylation with dimethyl sulphate did not.
The soil mineral fraction adsorbed considerably more diuron from petroleum spirit solution than from aqueous solution, but the organic matter preparation adsorbed more from aqueous than from petroleum solution.
It was concluded that there is competition between water and diuron for adsorption sites and that diuron is a more effective competitor at soil organic matter surfaces than at soil mineral matter surfaces.
Observations sur la relation entre l'adsorption du diuron el la nature de l'adsorbant     

Identification of a target‐site mutation conferring resistance to triazine herbicides in oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) from Australia

In southern Australia, oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale) has been controlled successfully by triazine herbicides for several decades. The screening of 40 populations that were collected from the southern grain belt of Australia during 2010 and 2013 for resistance to six different herbicides (glyphosate, diflufenican, imazamox, chlorsulfuron, atrazine and 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) identified two oriental mustard populations as highly resistant to atrazine. Compared to the known oriental mustard‐susceptible populations (S1 and S2), these two resistant populations (P17 and P18) from near Horsham, Victoria, Australia, were 311‐ and 315‐fold resistant to atrazine, as determined by a comparison of the LD₅₀ values. However, there was no resistance to diuron detected in these populations. Sequencing of the chloroplast psbA gene identified a missense mutation of serine 264 to glycine in both herbicide‐resistant oriental mustard populations, which is known to confer high‐level atrazine resistance in other species.     

Herbicide loss following application to a roadside

Risk assessments for herbicides applied to roads are limited by the lack of knowledge on the fate and behaviour of the compounds in the urban environment. This study was designed to address this deficiency by quantifying the percentage loss of six herbicides following application to a roadside. Herbicides were applied on two occasions to a 16-m length of roadside and kerb edge. An automatic water sampler was used to collect run-off, draining to a single gulley pot, until 25 mm of rain had fallen. Samples were analysed for glyphosate, atrazine, diuron, oxadiazon and oryzalin, and peak concentrations were 650, 2210, 1810, 390 and 70 micrograms litre-1 respectively. Isoxaben was also applied, but concentrations in run-off were below the limit of detection (10 micrograms litre-1). Herbicide concentrations all followed a similar pattern of rapid decline throughout the first rain event following application, with the majority of loss occurring within the first 10 mm of accumulated rainfall, but compounds of high solubility and low Koc produced the highest peak concentrations. For those compounds of relatively low solubility and moderate Koc, application rate may be an influential factor in determining herbicide loss for these compounds. The percentage loss of the active substances applied differed between compounds, ranging from < 10% to 73%. The ecotoxicological significance of the results is discussed.     

Impacts of tillage and application methods on atrazine and alachlor losses from upland fields

The effects of tillage practises and the methods of chemical application on atrazine and alachlor losses through run-off were evaluated for five treatments: conservation (untilled) and surface (US), disk and surface, plow and surface, disk and preplant-incorporated, and plow and preplant-incorporated treatments. A rainfall simulator was used to create 63.5 mm h⁻¹ of rainfall for 60 min and 127 mm h⁻¹ for 15 min. Rainfall simulation occurred 24–36 h after chemical application. There was no significant difference in the run-off volume among the treatments but the untilled treatment significantly reduced erosion loss. The untilled treatments had the highest herbicide concentration and the disk treatments were higher than the plow treatments. The surface treatments showed a higher concentration than the incorporated treatments. The concentration of herbicides in the water decreased with time. Among the experimental sites, the one with sandy loam soil produced the greatest losses, both in terms of the run-off volume and herbicide loss. The US treatments had the highest loss and the herbicide incorporation treatments had smaller losses through run-off as the residue cover was effective in preventing herbicide losses. Incorporation might be a favorable method of herbicide application to reduce the herbicide losses by run-off.     

Effects of repeated applications of ten soil-active herbicides on weed population,residue accumulation and nitrification*

Ten herbicides, bromacil, chlorthal-dimethyl, diphenamid, diuron, fluometuron, neburon, prometryne, pyrazon, simazine and trifluralin at two doses were repeatedly sprayed, in autumn and in spring, for 4 consecutive years on non-cultivated, sprinkler-irrigated field plots. Herbicidal effect was assessed at 1–2 month intervals on the natural weed population and after each observation a paraquat + diquat spray destroyed emerged weeds. The response of various weed species to herbicides varied markedly but a herbicide-induced shift in the composition of weed population did not occur, presumably because of the paraquat treatment. The overall phytotoxicity to weeds present was, in decreasing order: diuron, bromacil, simazine, trifluralin, prometryne, neburon, fluometuron, pyrazon, diphenamid, chlorthal-dimethyl. Persistence of herbicides was in decreasing order: diuron = bromacil, simazine, neburon (at higher rate), fluometuron, trifluralin, prometryne. Control produced by pyrazon improved with the number of applications, but that of diphenamid and chlorthal-dimethyl remained weak and short. After repeated applications, the activity of these herbicides increased or remained at similar level, but in no case decreased. Soil samples were taken 5 months after each application and bioassayed. Phytotoxic residues were detected beneath the disturbed top-soil from bromacil, diuron, fluometuron and simazine after the first application, and from neburon after the second application; residues from trifluralin were found in the top soil only after the fifth application. After the seventh spraying, residues of bromacil were found in the 45–60-cm soil layer. Ammonia content in soil samples taken from treated plots after the fourth, sixth and seventh application was generally similar to the untreated control. In these samples, nitrate content appeared to be correlated negatively with remaining weed number; the control thus contained less nitrate than efficient herbicidal treatments. Soil samples taken after the seventh application of bromacil, diuron, fluometuron, neburon and simazine, which contained appreciable residual concentrations, did not show significant differences from control, in an in vitro nitrification test.     

Reduced rates of residual and post-emergence herbicides for weed control in vineyards

In 1997 and 1998, five field studies were conducted at four Portuguese wine‐growing regions in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the chemical control of vineyard weeds under Mediterranean conditions using either reduced doses of residual herbicides or only foliar herbicides. Amitrole (3440 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + glyphosate mono‐ammonium salt (1720 + 900 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole (3400 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + diuron (2580 + 1500 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + simazine (2580 + 1500 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + terbuthylazine (2580 + 1500 g a.i. ha^?1) and amitrole + diuron + simazine (2580 + 1300 + 1400 g a.i. ha^?1) were assayed and compared with the following reference herbicides: glyphosate isopropylamine salt (1800 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + diuron (2520 + 1680 g a.i. ha^?1), diuron + glyphosate + terbuthylazine (1275 + 900 + 1425 g a.i. ha^?1), amitrole + simazine (1900 + 3900 g a.i. ha^?1) and glyphosate + simazine (800 + 2200 g a.i. ha^?1). The herbicides were applied during late winter. The results indicated that good control was achieved by the application of foliar herbicides alone or of reduced rates of a mixture of residual herbicides with foliar herbicides for at least 2 months. Three months after application, the efficacy of post‐emergence herbicides and lower rates of residual herbicides decreased significantly in clay soils and under heavy rainfall conditions. Convolvulus arvensis– a weed that is becoming increasingly significant in Portuguese vineyards – was poorly controlled, even when glyphosate was used. Despite this, it can be assumed that in those regions in which the trials were conducted, it is possible to employ weed control strategies that entail the elimination or a reduction in the rate of residual herbicides.     

20种茎叶处理除草剂对冬小麦田宝盖草的防效及安全性测定

为筛选防除冬小麦田宝盖草的高效茎叶处理除草剂,本试验连续两年选取20种除草剂进行冬小麦田宝盖草的防除研究。结果表明,在小麦返青期施药,200 g/L氯氟吡氧乙酸异辛酯乳油、50%吡氟酰草胺水分散粒剂和10%苄嘧磺隆可湿性粉剂有效成分用量分别为210、120和60 g/hm~2时,药后40 d对宝盖草的株防效和鲜重防效均达到90%以上,并且对冬小麦表现安全,可大面积示范推广。     

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RESIDUAL HERBICIDES AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS*

Summary. Immediate and residual phytotoxicity of binary combinations of several residual soil-applied herbicides at 0·1 and 0·5 ppm was compared to the expected response calculated by Colby's formula. In one experiment diuron was combined with diphenamid, fluometuron, noruron, prometryne or simazine, and in another experiment trifluralin was combined with diuron or dichlobenil. The observed phytotoxicity of most combinations was only slightly different from the expected response. One combination, diuron 0·5 ppm + fluometuron 0·5 ppm, affected mustard significantly more than expected and this synergistic interaction remained appreciable after incubation of 2 months. Interactions entre les herbicides persistants a faible concentration     

Residues of atrazine, simazine, linuron and diuron after repeated annual applications in a peach orchard

Annual applications of the herbicides atrazine, simazine, linuron and diuron at 45 kg/ha were made to the same plots for 9 consecutive years from 1963 to 1971 in a peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.) orchard located on sandy loam soil near Harrow, Ontario. Soil samples from these plots were collected in late October for the last 3 years (1969–1971) and trees were cut down in December, 1969. Herbicide residues were determined by bioassays based on the fresh and dry weight of oats (Avena sativa L.) and in one year results were confirmed by chemical analysis. Significant accumulation of herbicides was not observed. The maximum residue levels measured in October over the 3 years of sampling were 7′3 kg/ha for diuron, 3–8 kg/ha for linuron, 1–6 kg/ha for simazine and 04 kg/ha for atrazine in the top 15 cm of the soil profile. Simazine and atrazine showed a rapid decrease in amount after treatment but diuron and linuron were degraded more slowly. Measurable residues of all herbicides were confined to the upper 15 cm of the soil profile and the majority of herbicide remained in the 0–5-cm soil layer. Oats were planted in the orchard plots from 1972 to 1974 to follow the disappearance of the herbicides. All herbicides caused highly significant yield decreases in 1972, atrazine causing the least (38%) and diuron the greatest (86%) reductions. Diuron reduced the yield of oats in 1973 and caused a highly significant decrease in the weight of young oat plants in 1974.     

A review of non-chemical weed control on hard surfaces

Weed control research to date has mainly focused on arable land, especially regarding herbicides, but also regarding non‐chemical methods. Some of these experiences can be applied to hard surface areas. However, weeds on hard surface areas cause problems that are different from those on arable land. Additionally, crop tolerance does not need to be considered when choosing an appropriate weed control method on these areas. The aim of this review is to describe current knowledge of weeds and weed control methods on hard surface areas and reveal potential ways of advancement. One of the shortcomings of non‐chemical weed control on hard surfaces thus far, is a lack of proper definition of efficiency of the weed control methods. To obtain effective control, more frequently repeated treatments are required than chemical weed management, thereby increasing the costs of labour and fuel. One way to reduce costs can be by adjusting the level of control to the required visual street quality. Weeds are adapted to the hard surface environment and may be less susceptible to certain control methods. This review indicates that for efficient weed control on hard surfaces there is a need for combining weed control techniques, applying sensors for detecting weeds, adapting the energy dose to type of weed flora and prevention of weeds by improved construction of new surfaces.     

Shoot zone uptake of soil-applied herbicides in some legume species

Localized placement of prometryne, linuron and diuron in the soil at the first or second shoot internodes of dwarf broad bean (Vicia faba L.) equally reduced aerial plant growth, whereas simazine and atrazine had no effect. Growth reduction also occurred when the first shoot internode of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus multiflorus L.) in the soil was treated with all five herbicides, especially with diuron. Localized placement of these herbicides at the first or second shoot internodes of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) in the soil equally reduced aerial plant growth. Foliar injury to vetch due to placement of these herbicides in the shoot zone of the soil was markedly reduced by simultaneous treatment with trifluraiin or nitralin which prevented adventitious root development on the shoot without otherwise affecting plant growth. This lack of root development on the shoots treated with trifluraiin was associated with a marked decrease in ¹⁴C-labelled atrazine uptake, which probably accounted for the reduction in atrazine phytotoxicity. A similar explanation may account for the reduced phytotoxicity of the other herbicides in the presence of trifluraiin or nitralin.