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Adsorption and Leaching Potential of Imidacloprid Pesticide through Alluvial Soil
- Source :
- American Journal of Analytical Chemistry. :604-611
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2012.
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Abstract
- This study was aimed to assess the adsorption and leaching potential of imidacloprid pesticide in column and field soil. To visibly understand these actions and factors affecting them, the experiments were carried out under laboratory and field conditions. Adsorption study was divided into kinetic and equilibrium sections. The evaluation of kinetic data was done through pseudo first and second order models. It was found that kinetic adsorption of imidacloprid on soil followed pseudo second order with rate constant value of 4.333 mg/g/h. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were used to explain equilibrium adsorption, from these isotherms it was evaluated that Freundlich isotherm was obeyed well with adsorption capacity of 2.190 - 4.573 mol/g. Leaching study was performed in laboratory using column made of poly-vinyl chloride having 30 cm length. Known amount of imidacloprid pesticide was applied to column left for adsorption and then eluted with 500 mL water in five equal portions. These water portions and soil of column which was divided into three sections were analyzed by HPLC. The result revealed that the concentration of imidacloprid was decreased from 0.481 ppm in first portion of water to 0.327 ppm in last portion of water while 0.783 ppm in first section of column soil to 0.038 ppm in last section of column soil. In field the leaching power of imidacloprid was observed up to 60 cm depth, its concentration decreased with soil depth. It was 3.311 ppm in first portion of soil and 0.357 ppm in last portion of soil. The leaching potential of imidacloprid pesticide up to 60 cm soil depth was due to less organic matter, sandy texture, alkaline pH, and low cation exchange capacity.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Langmuir
technology, industry, and agriculture
Chloride
Psychiatry and Mental health
chemistry.chemical_compound
Adsorption
chemistry
Imidacloprid
Environmental chemistry
Cation-exchange capacity
medicine
Organic matter
Freundlich equation
Leaching (agriculture)
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21568278 and 21568251
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Analytical Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b685c29ec1dbe220db2152f085ee8c48