| Main Title |
Biological and Abiotic Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds in Vitro Estaurine Water and Sediment/Water Systems. |
| Author |
Walker, W. W. ;
Cripe, C. R. ;
Pritchard, P. H. ;
Bourquin, A. W. ;
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| CORP Author |
Battelle Columbus Labs., OH. ;Gulf Coast Research Lab., Ocean Springs, MS. ;Georgia State Univ., Atlanta.;Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. |
| Publisher |
c1988 |
| Year Published |
1988 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-88/349; |
| Stock Number |
PB89-237218 |
| Additional Subjects |
Pesticides ;
Biodeterioration ;
Estuaries ;
Streams ;
Kinetics ;
Field tests ;
Reprints ;
Xenobiotics ;
Organochlorine insecticides ;
Organophosphorus insecticides ;
Environmental persistence
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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| NTIS |
PB89-237218 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
18p |
| Abstract |
First-order biotic degradation rate constants of 14 pesticides were determined in estuarine water and sediment/water slurry systems. Test systems used environmentally realistic concentrations of pesticides in sterile and nonsterile samples of water and sediment taken directly from the field. Thiobencarb, sulprofos, chlorothalonil, diclofop-methyl, fenthion, oxyfluorfen, methoxychlor, phorate, and trifluralin all showed significantly (p < = 0.01) more degradation in the presence of nonsterile sediment than in the presence of sterile sediment. Most of these nine pesticides biodegraded significantly faster in flasks containing sediment than in those with water alone. Endosulfan and PCNB, however, biodegraded faster in the absence of sediment. EPN and chlorpyrifos were degraded primarily by abiotic processes. Methomyl did not significantly degrade under any test conditions. Oxyfluorfen and chlorpyrifos were also slow to degrade, with half-lives of generally over two weeks in nonsterile sediment. Diclofop-methyl and phorate were the least persistent, with half-lives of a few days or less. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Chemosphere, v17 n12 p2255-2270 1988. Prepared in cooperation with Gulf Coast Research Lab., Ocean Springs, MS., and Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. Sponsored by Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Biological and Abiotic Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds in Vitro Estaurine Water and Sediment/Water Systems. |
| Category Codes |
68E; 68D |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/04 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
931318450 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
