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The Adsorption of Some s-Triazines in Soils
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2017
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The extent of adsorption of five C14-labeled s-triazines, 2-chloro-4,6-bis(ethylamino)-s-triazine (simazine), 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine (atrazine), 2-chloro-4,6-bis(isopropylamino)-s-triazine (propazine), 2-methoxy-4,6-bis(isopropylamino)-s-triazine (prometone), and 2,4-bis(isopropylamino)-6-methylmercapto-s-triazine (prometryne) from aqueous solutions by soil constituents was expressed as a distribution coefficient (Kd), which is the ratio of the amount of herbicide adsorbed to the amount in the equilibrium solution. The Kd value for a given s-triazine and exchanger remained relatively constant over a range of concentrations. The adsorption reaction was essentially at equilibrium within 1 hour. Increasing the temperature and pH resulted in decreased adsorption of simazine and atrazine. The order of increasing adsorption of these compounds by soils was propazine, atrazine, simazine, prometone and prometryne. Increased amounts of organic matter and/or clay in a soil generally were associated with increased adsorption of these s-triazines. No adsorption of simazine or atrazine was detected with kaolinite. Putnam clay, illite, and montmorillonite were increasingly adsorptive in that order. The organic materials were generally much more adsorptive than the clays. The adsorption reaction was reversible by increasing temperatures, water elution, and elution with various organic solvents. Fifty percent ethanol plus heat was very effective in eluting the chloro-s-triazines from soil.
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