The impact of atrazine on several biochemical properties of chernozem soil | Zendy

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The impact of atrazine on several biochemical properties of chernozem soil

Author(s) -

Ljiljana Radivojević,

Slavica Gašić,

Ljiljana Šantrić,

Radmila Stanković-Kalezić

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of the serbian chemical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1820-7421

pISSN - 0352-5139

DOI - 10.2298/jsc0810951r

Subject(s) - atrazine , loam , chernozem , soil respiration , chemistry , environmental chemistry , pesticide , soil water , agronomy , environmental science , soil science , biology

The impact of the pesticide atrazine on biochemical processes in soil was investigated. Atrazine loadings of 8.0, 40.0 and 80.0 mg/kg soil were labo- ratory tested in an experiment set up on a clay loam soil. Dehydrogenase acti- vity, change in biomass carbon, soil respiration and metabolic coefficient were examined. The samples were collected for analysis 1, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 60 days after atrazine application. The acquired data indicated that the effect of atrazine on the biochemical activity of the soil depended on its application rate and du- ration of activity, and the effect was either stimulating or inhibiting. However, the detected changes were found to be transient, indicating that there is no real risk of the compound disrupting the balance of biochemical processes in soil.

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