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Degradation of Soil Fumigants as Affected by Initial Concentration and Temperature

Q.L. Maa,b, J. Gan*,a, S.K. Papiernika, J.O. Beckerb and S.R. Yatesa

a USDA-ARS, Soil Physics and Pesticides Research Unit, George E. Brown Jr. Salinity Lab., Riverside, CA 92507
b Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521



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Fig. 1. Degradation of methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) in Arlington sandy loam at different initial concentrations at 20°C. The points are the means of three measurements (±standard errors) and the curves are first-order fits.

 


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Fig. 2. Correlation between initial concentration and derived degradation rate constant for methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) in Arlington sandy loam at 20°C. The points are mean (±standard errors) degradation rate constants obtained by fitting to respective kinetics.

 


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Fig. 3. Degradation of the (E)-1,3-dichloropropene isomer in Arlington sandy loam at different initial concentrations at 20°C. The points are mean of three measurements (±standard errors) and the curves are first-order fits.

 


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Fig. 4. Comparison of methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) degradation in sterilized and nonsterilized soils at 20°C. The points are the means of three measurements (±standard errors) and the curves are first-order fits.

 


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Fig. 5. Comparison of (E)- and (Z)-1,3-dichloropropene isomer degradation in sterilized and nonsterilized soils at 20°C. The points are the means of three measurements (±standard errors) and the curves are first-order fits.

 





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