| Abstract: | Thiabendazole is strongly adsorbed on soils, and is not readily extracted by conventional solvents. two-phase solvent system consisting of a mixture of aqueous ammonium chloride solution (pH 10), ethanol and chloroform was developed which extracted thiabendazole from a range of soils including high-organic fen peat soils and mushroom compost. Subsequent partition of the extract between organic solvents and acid or alkaline solutions provided sufficient clean-up for assay by ultraviolet or fluorescence spectroscopy, of concentrations of less than 1 mg thiabendazole kg?1 of soil. Investigation of the adsorption of thiabendazole from aqueous solution by soils indicated the importance of both soil organic and mineral matter and the adsorption of both neutral and protonated molecules. |
