Transfer of atrazine degradation capability to mineralize aged ¹⁴C-labeled atrazine residues in soils

J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Jul 3;61(26):6161-6. doi: 10.1021/jf4010059. Epub 2013 Jun 21.

Abstract

The degradation of environmentally long-term aged (22 years) ¹⁴C-labeled atrazine residues in soil stimulated by inoculation with atrazine-adapted soil from Belgium, the United States (U.S.), and Brazil at two different moisture regimes (50% WHCmax/slurried conditions) was evaluated. Inoculation of the soil containing the aged ¹⁴C-labeled atrazine residues with 5, 50, and 100% (w/w) Belgian, U.S., or Brazilian atrazine-adapted soil increased ¹⁴C-atrazine residue mineralization by a factor of 3.1-13.9, depending upon the amount of atrazine-adapted soil inocula and the moisture conditions. Aged ¹⁴C-atrazine residue mineralization varied between 2 and 8% for Belgian and between 1 and 2% for U.S. and Brazilian soil inoculum at 50% WHCmax but was increased under slurried conditions, accounting for 8-10% (Belgian soil), 2-7% (Brazilian soil), and 3% (American soil). The results show that an increased degradation of long-term aged ¹⁴C-labeled atrazine residues is possible by the transfer of atrazine-adapted soil microflora from different soils and regions to non-adapted soil.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atrazine / analysis
  • Atrazine / chemistry*
  • Atrazine / metabolism
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / growth & development
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / metabolism
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / growth & development
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism
  • Herbicides / analysis
  • Herbicides / chemistry*
  • Herbicides / metabolism
  • Kinetics
  • Minerals / analysis
  • Minerals / chemistry
  • Minerals / metabolism
  • Pesticide Residues / analysis
  • Pesticide Residues / chemistry*
  • Pesticide Residues / metabolism
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Soil Microbiology*
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry
  • Soil Pollutants / metabolism

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Herbicides
  • Minerals
  • Pesticide Residues
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Atrazine