A Review of Analytical Methods for Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Soil |
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Authors: | A E Smith |
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Institution: | Agriculture Canada Research Station , P. O. Box 440, Regina Saskatchewan, S4P 3A2, Canada |
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Abstract: | Abstract The sulfonylurea herbicides are a group of about twenty compounds used for the control of broad-leaved weeds and some grasses in cereal crops. These herbicides are non-volatile, and their water solubilities are pH dependent being greater in alkaline than in acidic solutions. Their soil adsorption is generally low, with leaching potential in alkaline field soils. Sulfonylurea herbicides are degraded in soils by both chemical and biochemical mechanisms. Chemical degradation is particularly important in acidic soils where herbicide degradation is considerably more rapid that in soils of pH > 7. Application rates in the order of 10 g ha?1 necessitate analytical techniques capable of quantifying soil based residues in the sub μ kg?1 levels. Analytical methodologies based on plant bioassays, and chemical extraction followed by gas chromatographic (GC), high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC), and enzyme immunoassay techniques are described and discussed. |
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Keywords: | Bioassays chemical analysis immunoassays soils sulfonylurea herbicides |
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