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A Vapor Trapping Apparatus for Determining the Loss of EPTC and Other Herbicides from Soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Reed A. Gray
Reed A. Gray*
Affiliation:
Stauffer Chemical Company, Biological Research Center, Mountain View, California
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Abstract

An apparatus for trapping the vapors of ethyl N,N-dipropylthiolcarbamate (EPTC) and other herbicides froms soils under field conditions is described. The herbicide vapors were collected in cooled traps along with ice crystals, identified by gas chromatography and determined quantitatively. The amount of EPTC lost and trapped in 30 minutes ranged from 22 to 38 % of that applied to the surface of six different types of wet soils. The amount lost from dry soils was much less than from moist soils. Letting the surface of six different types of wet soils. The amount lost from dry soils was much less than from moist soils. Letting the surface of freshly worked moist soil dry out to depth of ½ inch before spraying with EPTC, greatly reduced the loss by vaporization. Immediate incorporation prevented any loss of EPTC from dry soil and greatly reduced the loss from moist soils. After spraying EPTC on dry soil, sprinkling with small amounts of water increased the loss. Comparison of several thiolcarbamate herbicides showed that n-propyl N,N-di-n-propylthiolcarbamate (R-1607) and n-propyl ethyl-n-butylthiolcarbamate (PEBC) were lost by vaporization at a slower rate than EPTC, and S-ethyl hexahydro-1-H-azepine-1-carbothioate (R-4572) was lost at a much slower rate than the other herbicides tested.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 1965 , pp. 138 - 141
Copyright
Copyright © 1965 Weed Science Society of America 

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