The sorption of three herbicides (alachlor, atrazine and linuron) on samples from six peats progressive degree maturity (fibric, hemic or sapric types) soil (dryland agricultural Calcic Luvisol amended with the peats) was determined. extent examined in terms peat (up to 220 analytical descriptors material). In most cases, a enhancement effect observed peat–soil system compared sum alone, i.e., ...

Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) nanocapsules have been used as a carrier system for the herbicide atrazine, which is commonly applied to maize. We demonstrated previously that these atrazine containing polymeric nanocapsules were 10-fold more effective in the control of mustard plants (a target species), as compared to a commercial atrazine formulation. Since atrazine can have adverse effects ...

The in vivo rates of uptake and detoxification of alachlor and metolachlor were determined using Pioneer corn 3320 seedlings. Equal amounts of the radiolabeled herbicides were applied to etiolated coleoptiles and, at various intervals after treatment, the unabsorbed radioactivity was removed and quantified. Analysis of 80% methanol extracts by reverse phase liquid chromatography showed no signi...

benefit to corn growers, but support for this claim is limited. Some cost–benefit studies have assumed that atrazine boosts corn yields by 6%; an extensive review found a 3%–4% average yield increase; other research suggests only a 1% yield effect. Syngenta, the producer of atrazine, also makes mesotrione, an alternative herbicide that does about the same amount for corn yields as atrazine. Ita...

abstract atrazine biodegradation by bacteria is one of the most important aspects of bioremediation. atrazine can be degraded by various species of bacteria. bacteria use atrazine as nitrogen and carbon sources. the aim of this study was to determine atrazine degradation by pseudomonas fluorescence and pseudomonas aeruginosa. the experiment consisted of two pseudomonas bacteria, three levels of...

A 2-year study was implemented to characterize the contamination of estuarine continuums in the Bay of Vilaine area (NW Atlantic Coast, Southern Brittany, France) by 30 pesticide and biocide active substances and metabolites. Among these, 11 triazines (ametryn, atrazine, desethylatrazine, desethylterbuthylazine, desisopropyl atrazine, Irgarol 1051, prometryn, propazine, simazine, terbuthylazine...

Cytochrome P450-dependent microsomal monooxygenase (P450) activity was measured in control and atrazine-exposed third instar midge larvae, Chironomus tentans. Significantly elevated O-demethylase activity was observed in gut homogenates taken from midges exposed to atrazine concentrations from 1 to 10 ppm for 90 h. No significant induction was observed at atrazine concentrations below 1 ppm. A ...

Cytochrome P450-dependent microsomal monooxygenase (P450) activity was measured in control and atrazine-exposed third instar midge larvae, Chironomus tentans. Significantly elevated O­demethylase activity was observed in gut homogenates taken from midges exposed to atrazine concentrations from 1 to 10 ppm for 90 h. No significant induction was observed at atrazine concentrations below 1 ppm. A ...

BACKGROUND Atrazine is a potent endocrine disruptor that increases aromatase expression in some human cancer cell lines. The mechanism involves the inhibition of phosphodiesterase and subsequent elevation of cAMP. METHODS We compared steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) expression in atrazine responsive and non-responsive cell lines and transfected SF-1 into nonresponsive cell lines to assess SF-1's...

Atrazine is one of the most frequently used herbicides. This usage coupled with its mobility and recalcitrant nature in deeper soils and aquifers makes it a frequently encountered groundwater contaminant. We formed biobarriers in sand filled columns by coating the sand with soybean oil; after which, we inoculated the barriers with a consortium of atrazine-degrading microorganisms and evaluated ...