Effect of the environmental temperature on the degradation period of carbaryl
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, vol.23, no.6, pp.579-584, 1999 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 23 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 1999
- Doi Number: 10.3906/tar-97135
- Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
- Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.579-584
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In this study, the effect of the temperature on the degradation period of Carbaryl (Sevin), a widely used outdoor and indoor insecticide, was investigated in a laboratory in soil and on green plants by using a new quantitative TLC (Thin Layer. Chromatography) method. The experimental temperature conditions were 40°C , 16°C and 5°C for soil and 15°C for green plants. The results which were evaluated by photocopying of the TLC spots on a graph paper and square counting showed that carbaryl degradation is a first order reaction and the temperature dependent half-life of the degradation takes grater than four weeks under the investigated conditions.