Effects of methyl-CD and humic acid on hydrolytic degradation of the herbicide diclofop-methyl

Article type: Research Article

Authors: CAI, Xi-yun | WEN, Yue-zhong | ZHONG, Tian-xiang | LIU, Wei-ping

Affiliations: Institute of Environment Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: holly-wreath@163.com

Abstract: Hydrolytic degradation of the herbicide diclofop-methyl was investigated in the multi-pH deionized water, natural aquatic systems and soil suspensions. Resulting data indicated that the herbicide was stable in the acidic and nearly neutral solutions for at least 15 d. The herbicide diclofop-methyl rapidly dissipated in the natural aquatic systems and soil suspensions with half-lives less than 4 d. Methyl-CD (partially methylated β-cyclodextrin) improved its hydrolytic degradation in the pH 8 deionized water and natural aquatic systems while humic acid inhibited its hydrolytic degradation at the same conditions. But dissolved organic matter in the natural aquatic systems and soil suspensions increased its hydrolysis. Two catalysis mechanisms were introduced to describe the effects of cyclodextrin and organic matter on its hydrolytic metabolism. Though inorganic ions maybe improved its hydrolysis reaction in the natural aquatic systems, Fe^{2+} and Cu^{2+} did not form complexes with the herbicide and had poor influences on its hydrolytic degradation whether cyclodextrin was added or not.

Keywords: diclofop-methyl, methyl-CD, organic matter, humic acid, hydrolysis

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 67-71, 2005