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Influence of Soil Biochar Aging on Sorption of the Herbicides MCPA, Nicosulfuron, Terbuthylazine, Indaziflam, and Fluoroethyldiaminotriazine

Author:
Trigo, Carmen, Spokas, Kurt A., Cox, Lucia, Koskinen, William C.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2014 v.62 no.45 pp. 10855
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
MCPA (herbicide), remediation, absorbents, biochar, carbon, herbicide residues, macadamia nuts, metabolites, nicosulfuron, porosity, soil, soil pollution, soil remediation, sorption, surface area, terbuthylazine
Abstract:
Sorption of four herbicides and a metabolite of indaziflam on a fresh macadamia nut biochar and biochars aged one or two years in soil was characterized. On fresh biochar, the sorption was terbuthylazine (Kd = 595) > indaziflam (Kd = 162) > MCPA (Kd = 7.5) > fluoroethyldiaminotriazine (Kd = 0.26) and nicosulfuron (Kd = 0). Biochar surface area increased with aging attributed to the loss of a surface film. This was also manifested in a decline in water extractable organic carbon with aging. Correspondingly, an increase in the aromaticity was observed. The higher surface area and porosity in aged biochar increased sorption of indaziflam (KdBC-2yr = 237) and fluoroethyldiaminotriazine (KdBC-1yr = 1.2 and KdBC-2yr = 3.0), but interestingly decreased sorption of terbuthylazine (KdBC-1yr = 312 and KdBC-2yr = 221) and MCPA (KdBC-1yr = 2 and KdBC-2yr = 2). These results will facilitate development of biochars for specific remediation purposes.
Agid:
60459
Handle:
10113/60459