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Degradation of commercial ddt in silage
Author(s) -
Henzell R. F.,
Lancaster R. J.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740200811
Subject(s) - silage , pasture , degradation (telecommunications) , fermentation , contamination , chemistry , agronomy , environmental science , biology , food science , ecology , computer science , telecommunications
The fate of DDT present in ensiled pasture herbage has been studied in laboratory silos of 2 kg capacity. The DDT was extensively decomposed in the process, but the accumulation of equally objectionable degradation products, identified as pp‐DDD gave a net reduction of about 50%. These changes appeared to be unrelated to the type of silage fermentation that ocuurred. The results suggest enbsilage to be a useful management procedure in dealing with DDT‐contaminated pasture.