Published July 2005 | Version v1
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Thin layer and gas chromatographic study of the persistence of Atrazine in tropical soils

Creators

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, National Nuclear Research Institute, Legon (Ghana)
  • 2. Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (Ghana)
  • 3. Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana, Legon (Ghana)

Description

Evidence is presented to show that atrazine is completely lost from the topsoil in a maize plantation within five weeks. Considering the copious rainfall experienced during the period under study, the loss of atrazine from the topsoil has been attributed to either degradation or leaching. Thin layer chromatographic (TLC) determination of atrazine after cleanup has been demonstrated to give comparable residue data to that obtained by gas chromatographic (GC) analysis. (author)

Part of:
Validation of thin-layer chromatographic methods for pesticide residue analysis. Results of the coordinated research projects 1996-2002

Additional details

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URL
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/te_1462_web.pdf; http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/publications.asp;

Publishing Information

ISBN
92-0-108205-3
Imprint Title
Validation of thin-layer chromatographic methods for pesticide residue analysis. Results of the coordinated research projects 1996-2002
Imprint Pagination
236 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 209-214
ISSN
1011-4289
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--1462

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36093060
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AGRICULTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; MAIZE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RESIDUES; SOILS; THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
CEREALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROL; DISSOLUTION; GRAMINEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLANTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES

Optional Information

Notes
8 refs, 1 fig., 3 tabs