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Agricultural Chemicals in Surface Runoff, Ground Water, and Soil: I. Endrin
Author(s) -
Willis G. H.,
Hamilton R. A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1973.00472425000200040012x
Subject(s) - endrin , surface runoff , environmental science , groundwater , soil water , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental chemistry , chemistry , pesticide , soil science , agronomy , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , organochlorine pesticide , biology
Endrin (1,2,3,4,10,10‐hexachloro‐6,7‐epoxy‐1,4, 4a,5,6,7,8,8aoctahydro‐1,4‐ endo , endo ‐5,8‐dimethanonapthalene) was surface applied at a rate of 0.337 kg/ha to sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.) plots instrumented to sample surface runoff and ground water. Runoff, ground water, and soil sampleswere collected over a 2‐year period and analyzed for endrin. Only small amounts of endrin were lost annually in runoff (less than 0.2% of that applied), and little endrin accumulated in soil. Trace amounts of endrin appeared to move through soil in the plots but not through soil columns. A delay of 72 hours between application and rainfall decreased the amount of endrin in runoff, ground water, and soil.