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Table VII

Laboratory studies on pesticide leaching (% of applied dose) under different tillage practices.

Pesticide Dose Tillage1 Depth Soil properties Rainfall
intensity
Leaching Reference

Clay Organic carbon pH
kg a.i. ha−1 cm g kg−1 mm h−1 % applied dose
Alachlor 2.2 NT (16)2
CT
0-30 -
-
-
-
-
-
50 1.6
0.4
(Weed et al.,
1998)

Alachlor 3.3 NT (8)
CT
0-10 -
-
-
-
-
-
50 29.7
14.4
(Clay et al.,
1991)

Atrazine 2.8 NT
CT
NT
CT
0-18 170 10.2-15.33
11.8-12.6
10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
-
-
-
-
14.7
19.3
12.9
20.4
(Levanon et al.,
1993)

Atrazine 1.3 NT
CT
NT
CT
NT
CT
NT
CT
0-10 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NT: 7.5 - 24.4
CT: 7.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
58.4
42.7
47.2
33.2
31.6
29.4
26.7
20.1
(Sigua et al.,
1995)

Atrazine 1.3 NT
NT
NT
NT
CT
CT
CT
CT
0-10 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NT: 24.4 – 7.5
CT: 7.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
50.7
35.7
34.9
35.9
40.3
40.1
38.2
37.0
(Sigua et al.,
1995)

Carbofuran 1.9 NT
CT
NT
CT
0-18 170 10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
-
-
-
-
4.5
18.7
4.2
7.7
(Levanon et al.,
1993)

Diazinon 2.5 NT
CT
NT
CT
0-18 170 10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
-
-
-
-
0.25
0.35
0.0
0.0
(Levanon et al.,
1993)

Metamitron 4 NT (20)
CT
0-30/40 112-210
151-217
9.0-18.0
9.0-1.0
0.16, 0.38, 0.46 0.03, 3.0, 10.1
0.3, 5.0, 12.2
(Düring and
Hummel, 1999)

Metolachlor 2.25 NT
CT
NT
CT
0-18 170 10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
10.2-15.3
11.8-12.6
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
6.4-5.9
6.4-6.7
-
-
-
-
8.2
10.2
6.5
9.3
(Levanon et al.,
1993)

Metolachlor 10 NT (20)
CT
0-30/40 112-210
151-217
9.0-18.0
9.0-1.0
-
-
0.25, 0.42 1.8, 5.7
3.6, 12.4
(Düring and
Hummel, 1999)

Metolachlor 20 NT
CT
0-15 280 19.0 7.3 saturation 38
27
(Singh N. et al.,
2002)

Terbuthylazine 5 NT (20)
CT
0-30/40 112-210
151-217
9.0-18.0
9.0-1.0
-
-
0.25, 0.42 3.5, 9.7
5.2, 12.2
(Düring and
Hummel, 1999)

Terbuthylazine 10 NT
CT
0-15 280 19.0 7.3 saturation 11
6
(Singh N. et al..
2002)
1

Codes of tillage practices are reported in Table I.

2

Numbers in parenthesis indicate the age in years the tillage system.

3

Hyphens are used to indicate the range of variation of values.