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TABLE B.2. SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAMES OF FISH USED IN THIS REPORT.
Scientific Name Common Name
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha
Salmo clarki
Salmo gairdneri
Salmo trutta
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salvelinus namaycush
Esox lucius
Carassius auratus
Cyprinus carpio
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Notropis atherinoides
Notropis lutrensis
Notropis umbratilus
Pimephales notatus
Pimephales promelas
Rasbora heteromorpha
Catostomus commersoni
Ictalurus melas
Ictalurus natal is
Ictalurus nebulosus
Ictalurus punctatus
Gambusia affinis
Poecilia latipinna
Poecilia reticulata
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Lepomis cyanellus
Leponns gibbosus
Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis microlophus
Micropterus dolomieui
Micropterus salmoides
Perca flavescens
Stizostedion vitreutn
Mugil cephalus
Morone saxatilis
coho salmon
chinook
cutthroat trout
rainbow trout
brown trout
brook trout
lake trout
northern pike
goldfish
carp
golden shiner
emerald shiner
red shiner
redfin shiner
bluntnose minnow
fathead minnow
harlequin
white sucker
black bullhead
yellow bullhead
brown bullhead
channel catfish
mosquito fish
sailfin molly
guppy
threespine stickleback
green sunfish
pumpkinseed fish
bluefill sunfish
redear sunfish
smallmouth bass
largemouth bass
yellow perch
walleye
striped mullet
striped bass
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ORGANOCHLORINES
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS
Aldrin
Chlordane
DDT
Heptachlor
Isodrin
Lindane
Mirex
TDE (ODD)
Toxaphene
.011-. 2
Very low
.01-. 037
.056
10
.001
ins
1.5
OXYGENATED-CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON
Chlordecone (Kepone®)
Dichlone
Dicofol (Kel thane®)
Dieldrin
Endosulfan
Endrin
Methoxychlor
Tetradif Ion
ORGANOPHOSPHATES
ALIPHATIC DERIVATIVES
Acephate
Demeton
Dichlorovos
Dicrotophos
Dimethoate
Dioxathion
Disulfoton
Ethion
Ethoprop
Malathion
Methamidophos
Mevinophos
Monocrotophos
Naled
Oxydemeton -Met hy 1
Phorate
Phosphamidon
TEPP
Trichlorfon
HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES
Azinphos-Ethyl
Azinphos-Methyl
Chlorofenvinphos
Chlorpyrifos
Coumaphos
Diazinon
Methidathion
Phosalone
Phosmet
Thionazin
1.5 to 2.0
.1
ins
.186
<1
.23
.62
200 at 50°C
very
6.6
1.0%
misc
2-3%
ins
25
1
ins
145
9%
misc
misc
slightly
300
50
misc
misc
13%
ins
33
145
20
1.5
40
240
ins
25
1140
TABLE B.3. PESTICIDE CLASSES
Solubility (mq/1) Kd
5 x 103
5 x 103
104
104
103
1 x
1 x
5 x
1 x
1 x
5 x
104
104
104
25
5 x 102
50
50
25 9
1 x 102
1 x 102
5 x 102
50
1 x 102
10
50
25
50
1 x 102
5 x 102
50
50
10
1 x
1 x
5 x
50
102
102
102
50
50
5 x 102
5 x 102
Soil
Persistence
very stable
T/2 :.-7 yr
T/2 4-8 yr
T/2 200 d
T/2 122 d
T/2 290 d
1 wk
T/2 26 d
2 wk
T/2 140 d
T/2 20 d
T/2 29 d
12 wks
Water
Persistence
7
5
1
1
7
1
5
5
5
x
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10*
104
105
104
104
103
104
104
104
T/2 1-4 yr
T/2 2-4 yr
T/2 3-10 yr
T/2 7-10 yr
T/2 4-8 yr
1 yr
very stable
4-16 yr
40%
20%
85%
100%
25%
9-10
- 4 wks
- 8 wks
- 8 wks
- 4 wks
- 2 wks
yr
high at 1 ppb
or less
high
100% - 8 wks
30% - 2 wks
5% - 4 wks
100% - 8 wks
20 - 38 wks
62 d at 20°C
85% - 4 wks
10-25% - 2 wks
0-10% - 4 wks
100% - 4 wks
T/2 7-8 hr
detected at 256 d
T/2 30 d at pH 9
50% - 1 wk
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PHENYL DERIVATIVES
Carbophenothion
Chlorothion®
Crotoxyphos
Crufomate
Dicapthon
EPN
Famphor
Fenthion
Fonofos
Parathion
Parathion-Methyl
Ronnel.
Stirofos
Temephos (Abate®)
PHENOALKANOATES
TABLE B
Solubility (mq/ll
2
40
110
ins
35
100 - 11%
slightly
55
13
20-24
50-60
.3. (contd)
Soil
1 Kd Persistence
1 x 103
2 x 102 T/2 - 36 d
1 x 102
1 x 102
5 x 102
1 x 103
2 x 102
5 x 102
2 x 102
5 x 102 7-20 d
3 x 102 2-60 d
Water
Persistence
50% - 2 wks
10% - 4 wks
50% - 2 wks
303! - 4 wks
11% - 2 wks
-0% - 4 wks
40
11
ins
ALIPHATIC ACIDS AND ESTERS
Dalapon 50%
Glyphosate 1120 mg/1
Trichloracetic acid (TCA)83%
AROMATIC ACIDS AND ESTERS
Bifenox .35
Chloramben 700
Chlorthal-Dimethyl (DCPA).5
Dicatnba 4500-7918
Endothall 21%
Fenac
Naptalam
Picloram
Propargite
PHENOXY COMPOUNDS
2,4-D
Dinoseb
Erbon
MCPA
Si 1 vex
2,4,5-7
PHENYLAMIDES
AMINES AND ANILINES
Alachlor
Bensulide
CDAA
Diphenamid
Pronamide
Propachlor
Propanil
NITROANILINES
Benfluralin
Butralin
Dinitramine
Fluchloralin
200
200
430
ins
620 at 25°C
52
ins
27%
140
140
240
25-50
2%
260
15
700
500
.5
1
-70
2 x 102
2 x 102
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5-1
0.5-1
0.5-1
0.5-1
0.2
0.5-1
0.5-1
0.5-1
0.5-1
1.0
10 ,
1 x 102
1.0
2.0
2.0
50
5
102
1 x
50
50
10
5 x 102
5 x 102
50
1 x 102
15-30 d
150 d
20-70 d
40-60 d
40-60 d
400 d
2 months
350-700 d
20-60 d
550 d
10-30 d
15-30 d
30-180 d
5 months
40-70 d
10 months
20-40 d
90-180 d
60-270 d
30-50 d
1-3 d
120-150 d
90-120 d
90-120 d
2-3 d
50%
10%
1 wk
2 wks
1% in 30 d
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TABLE B.3. (contd)
Nitralin
Phenoxalin
Prof1ura1 in
Trifluralin
UREAS
Chlorbrorouron
Chloroxuron
Diuron
Fenuron
Fluometuron
Linuron
Monuron
CARBAMATES
Aminocarb
Benomyl
Bufencarb
Carbaryl
Carbofuran
Chlorpropham
Karbutilate
Methiocarb
Methomyl
Mexacarbate
Propham
Propoxur
THIOCARBAMATES
Butyl ate
EPIC
Molinate
Thiram
Vernolate
TRIAZINES AND TRIAZOLES
Ametryne
Amitrole
Atrazine
Cyanazine
Metribuzin
Prometon
Propazine
Simazine
MISCELLANEOUS
Solubility (mg/1) Kd
.6 50
.5 1 x
.1 5 x
1-24 5 x
103
102
102
2 x
50
3.7
42
3850
90 20
75 1 x
230 50
102
5 x 102
1 x 102
10
102
slightly 1 x 102
ins
100
40-99
700
88-108
325
ins
5.8%
100
250
2000
15-300 5 x 102
370 1 x 102
800 50
30 5 x 102
90 1 x 102
185 8
28% at 25'C 1
33 at 27°C 5
160-171 3
1200 1
677-750 8
8.6 1
5 6
Soil
Persistence
moderate
320-640 d
120-180 m
300-400 d
200-500 d
30-270 d
120 d
1250-350 d
Water
Persistence
40-80 d
30 d
80 d
50 d
30-90 d
15-30 d
300-500 d
150-200 d
>400 d
200-400 d
200-400 d
3 months
60* - 2 wks
20% - 4 wks
20* - 4 wks
none - 8 wks
40* - 2 wks
30* - 4 wks
60% - 2 wks
10% - 4 wks
10
5 x 102
5 x 102
5 x 102
1 x 102
2
1 x 102
5
1 x 102
50
1 x 102
16 wks
T/2 8 days
120-260 d
20-60 d
5% -
0% -
15%
0% -
50%
30%
2 wks
4 wks
- 2 wks
4 wks
- 2 wks
- 4 wks
BOTANICALS
Allethrin ins
Pyrethrum/ ins
Pyrethrin (synthetic)
Rotenone slight
1 x ID*
1 x 104
1 x 103
moderate
decomposes readily
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ARSENICALS
CMA
DSMA
MSMA
DIAZINES-URACILS
Bentagon
Bromacil
Pyrazon
Terbacil
DIPYRIOINUMS
Diquat
Paraquat
CYANATES
Chlorothalonil
Dichlobenil
METALOIDS
Copper Napthalate
Mancozeb
OTHER
Acrolein
Captan
Carboxin
Difolatan
Dodine
Methazole
Methyl Bromide
Norflurazon
TABLE B.
Solubility (mg/1)
2%
2.8%
3. (contd)
Soil
Kd Persistence
0.2
0.2
0.2
Water
Persistence
500
815
300-400
710
7%
completely
0.2
5
30
50
5 x
5 x
103
103
T/2 5-6 m
30-60 d
700 d
>500 d rapid
inactivation
>500 d
>2 yr in mud
7-27 d
7-14 d
.6
1.8
ins
moderate
>.5
170
;ns
6300
1.5
1.75*
28
50
20
5 x 102
5
0.2
30
10
50
0.5
5
10
50
60-180 d
2-3 m
164
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APPENDIX C
DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS OF ORGANIC PESTICIDES IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS*
INTRODUCTION
This report considers certain aspects of the distribution of organic
pesticides between water and solid abiotic phases in natural aquatic (fresh
water) ecosystems. This study was performed for Battelle Pacific Northwest
Laboratory in support of a larger study of the mobility and transport of the
pesticides in natural riverine ecosystems.
The report considers three main points:
1. A discussion of the molecular and environmental parameters that
affect the distribution of the pesticides in natural systems,
2. A discussion of mathematical expressions useful in describing the
distribution (or partitioning) of the pesticides between the
aqueous and solid phases, and
3. The presentation of estimated distribution coefficients for the
specific pesticides of interest in this study.
The first two points are considered in Part 1 of this report, while the
estimated distribution coefficients are presented in tabular form in Part 2.
*Submitted to Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, by R.N. Dexter, URS
Company, as final report of the services provided under consultant agree-
ment B-62522-B-L.
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PART 1: ADSORPTIVE EQUILIBRIA
The discussion below is based both on a consideration of general partitioning
theory and a review of pertinent literature concerned with adsorption in
natural systems. Many of these points considered can be found in reviews by
Hamaker and Thompson, 1972; Zettlemoyer and Micale, 1971; and Bailey and
White, 1970.
ADSORPTION
For the discussion below, equilibrium between the adsorbed and solution
phases is assumed. At this point a balance of forces is established and
the chemical potential or activity of the sorbate (pesticide) must be
the same in the solution and on the surface of the solid matrix. A con-
sideration of the intermolecular interactions which give rise to these
chemical potentials is then informative in defining the behavior to be
expected for different types of sorbates and in determining the parameters
of natural systems which can be expected to affect the chemical potentials
and thus the adsorptive equilibria.
Aqueous Solution
It is well recognized that liquid water is anomalous in its behavior com-
pared to similar chemical species. This results primarily from the high
polarity of the water molecules which produces strong internal hydrogen
bonding. The dipole also generates strong electrostatic attractive forces
between water molecules and ionizable and polar moieties of organic and
inorganic compounds.
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At the same time, the hydrogen bonding among water molecules leads to con-
siderable internal structure in liquid water. As a result, the introduction
of solute fprces the rearrangement of the normal structure of liquid water in
the vicinity of the solute molecules. This restructuring generally requires
an energy contribution to compensate for the entropy change. In a practical
sense, this acts as a repulsive force opposing the accommodation of the
solute. This apparent repulsion from water can force strong associations
between certain molecules and is referred to as hydrophobic interaction (or
hydrophobic bonding). As a general rule, the entropic contribution and thus
the strength of the hydrophobic interaction is a function of the effective
size .of the solute molecule in solutions (Franks, 1975).
The activity, then, is a function of both the concentration and the balance
between the attractive electrostatic forces and the entropy-generated repul-
sion. Solute compounds can thus he ranked based on their size and their
ability to participate in electrostatic interactions. For example, totally
ionized inorganic solutes are small species with high charge densities
leading to low aqueous activity coefficients as reflected in their relatively
high solubilities. On the other end of the scale, non-polar hydrocarbons
interact only through relatively weak van der Waals interactions. For these
compounds, the hydrophobic interaction is strong resulting in high activity
coefficients and low solubilities. The solubilities and activity coeffi-
cients of hydrocarbons correlate well with the size of these molecules
(Tsonopolus and Prausnitz, 1971; Frank and Evans, 1945).
The majority of organic pesticides fall somewhere between these extremes.
Most have some charge localization arising from heteroatoms in the structure,
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particularly oxygen, and some have ionizable hydrogens. For these compounds,
the interactions with water are complex functions of both the electrostatic
and hydrophobic interactions. Within limits, the relative activities of a
group of compounds with the same polar moiety will correlate with the size of
the non-polar substituents. Conversely, from such correlations,, the absolute
contribution of the polar moiety can be estimated to generate empirical
additivity rules for ranking other similar compounds (Tsonopolus and Prausnitz,
1971).
These activity relationships are complicated by two factors. First, substi-
tution of various moieties on the parent molecule can have secondary impacts,
primarily by withdrawing or contributing electrons to polar sites or sites
with active hydrogens. For example, monosubstituted nitrophenols as a group
are much less soluble than phenol (solubility = 93 g/1). However, j3- nitro-
phenol (solubility = 2 g/1) is nearly an order of magnitude less soluble
than the m- or £- substituted compounds (m- nitrophenol, solubility - 14 g/1;
£- nitrophenol, solubility - 17 g/1) (Morrison and Boyd, 1966, pp. 790-792).
Second, natural waters are not pure, but are rather complex and variable
solutions. The principal parameters affecting the activity of dissolved
species (particularly organics) are pH, ionic strength and type of ions, the
quantity and nature of dissolved (and colloidal) organic matter, and tempera-
ture.
pH
The pH controls the speciation of ionizable acid and base groups; the ionized
forms interact more strongly with water, e.g., are more soluble.
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Ionic Strength
The ions of natural dissolved salts generally tend to increase the normal
ordering within the liquid such that the ability to accommodate organic
compounds in reduced ("salting out") and hydrophobic interactions are
increased.
Dissolved Organic Matter
Natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) consists principally of refractory
polyelectrolytes resulting from the degradation of biological materials
(Christman and Minear, 1971). The DOM form stable solutions which can
scavenge and suspend pesticides either through electrostatic (ion-ion,
ion-dipole, or ligand) interactions or, for less polar materials, through
hydrophobic interactions with non-polar sites in the DOM matrix. The net
result is to reduce the dissolved concentration (and thus the activity) of
the pesticides in solution without necessarily decreasing the (analytically
determined) concentration. The interactions between DOM and pesticides may
in turn be altered by changes in either pH or ion content, which will affect
the degree of ionization, the effective charge density, and the three dimen-
sional structure of the DOM molecules.
Temperature
In all cases, interactions are affected by temperature changes. In general,
as the temperature increases the activity decreases for polar species while
it may increase for non-polar compounds. Over the normal range of temperature
fluctuations exhibited by natural systems, the effect is small for most
compounds.
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Surface Interactions
Interactions between the sorbate pesticide compounds and sites on the
absorbent solid matrix are entirely electrostatic (excluding chemisorption)
and primarily a function of the polarity of thf sorbate molecule,, ranging
from weak van der Waals to ion-ion bonding. Natural soil and and sediment
matrices are either inorganic mineral grains, usually coated or aggregated
with organic polyelectrolytes, or detrital organic particles (Kononova,
1966). In either case, numerous sites are available which carry weak to
strong charge localizations, usually with a net negative charge exhibited by
the whole particle (Neihof and Loeb, 1972). To the extent that adsorption is
a surface phenomena, smaller particles will show higher mass-normalized
concentrations of pesticide due to their greater specific surface area
(Leland, et^L, 1973).
In addition, many inorganic particles in natural environments contain pores
and interstices between crystallization planes which allow sorbate molecules
to diffuse into the interior of the particle. (Knight and Tomlinson, 1970.)
Similarly, pesticides may be capable of diffusing into the interior of
detrital organic particles in a fashion similar to passive diffusion through
biological membranes. In both cases, quantitative differences may exist in
the interactions between the sorbate and the readily accessible surfaces of
the particles and the interior sites. Further, exchange rates with the
interior would be expected to be much slower than with surface sites.
Both pH and ionic strength will affect the characteristics of the surfaces.
The pH effectively gives a measure of the H or OH" ions available to
satisfy specific acidic or basic moieties on the surface, while counterions
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act less specifically to satisfy residual charges sites. Due to these
facto.s, rather complex adsorption trends may develop resulting from compet-
itive ion exchange, ligand, and dipole Interactions between surface sites,
natural ions, and polar pesticides. Non-polar pesticides would not be
significantly affected by these changes.
One factor which must be considered, but is not often recognized, is that in
adsorption from aqueous solutions the water molecules themselves interact
with the surface and are in competition for polar sites with all other
adsorbates. Even in cases where the relative binding strengths of water
molecules may be weak, the predominance of water molecules in natural systems
(i.e., dilute solutions) makes them important contributors to the overall
process.
The factors discussed above will affect the adsorption are summarized in
Table 1. Based on a consideration of the dominant types of interactions
(hydrophobic or electrostatic).
Table 1
SUMMARY OF ADSORPTION INTERACTIONS IN NATURAL AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS
TYPE OF
INTERACTION EFFECTOR VARIABLES
ENVIRONMENTAL
MOLECULAR AQUEOUS PHASE SOLID PHASE
Hydrophobic Molecular Size Ionic Strength, Surface Chemistry
DOM* Temp Temp
Electorstatic Charge Density, Ionic Strength, Surface Chemistry,
Polarizability, pH, DOM* Temp Ionic strenght,
Acid/Basic Moieties pH, Temp
*DOM acts to reduce the dissolved concentration.
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EQUILIBRIUM RELATIONSHIPS
Theoretical Basis
To provide useful data for predicting the distribution behavior it is desire-
able to establish adsorption equilibrium relationships between the concentra-
tions in the aqueous and sorbed phases, i.e.,, adsorption isotherms. The
primary intent is to obtain mathematical expressions, hopefully not overly
complex, for the isotherms.
A number of isotherm equations are available which have been examined as
to their applicability to adsorption from solution in natural systems.
These include the Freundlich, Langmuir and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)
isotherms. Of these only the last two have any coherent theoretical basis
(Adamson, 1976). Each is based on different assumptions as to the processes
leading to adsorption and each finds use in explaining different adsorption
systems. It should be noted that most of the theoretical studies in develop-
ing and justifying these expressions has relied on well characterized,
vapor phase systems (Adamson, 1976).
Due to the strong and specific binding arising from ion-ion interactions,
it would be anticipated that metal salt pesticides would be the most likely
to follow a Langmuir type isotherm. Conversely, adsorption of non-polar
organics, for which hydrophobic interactions perdominate, would be expected
to include multilayer formation at higher concentrations and thus more
likely to be represented by a BET type isotherm. Similarly, BET would
be a likely model isotherm for organic pesticides of intermediate polarity
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since electrostatic behavior could predominate at low concentrations, but
hydrophobia interactions would undoubtedly be important as the aqueous
solution approaches saturation.
At the same time, neither Langmuir nor BET isotherm expressions have not been
utilized to any great extent with natural systems. The primary argument has
been that natural adsorbents do not present a homogenous surface (constant
adsorption energies independent of surface coverage) which is required for
these equations to be applicable (Adamson, 1976). As a result, the most fre-
quently encountered expression is the Freundlich isotherm, which while having
no theoretical basis, is a semi-logarithmic type expression with empirically
determined parameters and has been used to fit many observed adsorption
relationships.
However, the present body of data which has popularized the Freundlich
isotherm is not free from criticism. First, the perponderance of studies
have been performed by soils chemists and engineers primarily concerned with
the factors controlling the biocidal activity of agricultural pesticides. In
the majority of these studies, the aqueous concentrations of pesticides
utilized were often much higher than normally encountered in natural systems,
the experimental levels often approaching or even exceeding the solubilities
of the test compounds (Hamaker and Thompson, 1972). In some cases this was
done to maintain detectable levels of the pesticides in all phases; in other
cases, levels approximating field application levels were used.
In addition most studies have examined a relatively limited range of aqueous
concentrations compare to what is encountered in natural systems. With
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this limited experimental base, it is difficult to insure that the data can
be extrapolated to either higher or lower concentrations or that the isotherm
expression is truly representative of the tdsorption behavior.
At higher concentrations, particularly as the solubility is approached,
a number of effects which can give rise to non-linear isotherms ean occur.
1) At higher concentrations, solute-solute intermolecular interactions
may increase particularly for more hydrophobic compounds. This results in
a decrease in the activity coefficient and thus a non-linear relationship
between the aqueous activity and the concentration such that adsorption
would be relatively diminished (other factors being invariant)j i.e, l/nl.
All of these effects are greatly diminished at reduced concentrations when
the opportunity for solute-solute interactions either in solution or on the
surface and the number of occupied surface sites are all minimal.
It can be argued convincingly that these conditions are most likely in
natural systems (except, of course, agricultural land receiving direct
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applications), both on the basis of measured residue levels which are rou-
tinely observed at very low concentrations and by considering that the
residue undoubtedly undergo a number of adsorption-desorption steps during
mobilization from the site of application. Under these conditions, it would
seem apparent that, since the probably sources of non-linear adsorption are
virtually eliminated, 1/n should approach unity for those systems where the
Freundlich isotherm is applicable. Note also that at low concentrations both
the Langmuir and BET isotherms reduce to linear forms.
A further criticism of the available data is concerned with the interpreta-
tion of the kinetics of the experimental results. Where rate information is
available, the usual behavior observed is rapid initial uptake (<24 hours)
followed by slow uptake which increases the adsorbed concentration by about
10% over a period of one to two months. Desorption experiments performed
immediately after adsorption generally yield reversible adsorption isotherms
(at least when the aqueous concentrations of the solute are below saturation).
However, desorption and residue recovery experiments performed after long
equilibration periods have often, but not always, shown a portion of the
adsorbed residues to be more strongly retained in the solid matrix than would
be indicated from the adsorption isotherm (Hamaker and Thompson, 1972, pp.
92-97).
Two alternatives have been considered to explain this behavior; 1) chemisorp-
tion (Huangand Liao, 1970) and 2) migration of the residues either to stronger
binding sites not entirely occupied during the initial adsorption, or to the
interior of the particle. (Saha, et al., 1969). Chemisoi*ption seems unlikely
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since the residues can be recovered in unaltered form, and considering the
energy requirements which would be required to produce chemical binding
without destroying the pesticide molecule. Simple migration to strongly
binding surface sites would not seem to require such long periods before
their effect would be observed. Obviously, the simplest and most reasonable
explanation is the physical migration of the pesticide molecules into the
interior of the particle, either through pores and between the crystalliza-
tion planes of laminar clays (e.g. montmorillonites), or below the surface of
organic detrital particles. With organically coated particles, it is possible
that the migration of polar and ionic pesticides may also yield inherently
stronger binding to the inorganic matrix (Burns and Andrus, 1970). In most
cases, however, it appears likely that the slow rates of intraparticle
diffusion which would be sufficient to explain the slow desorption and
apparent incomplete recoveries.
Of major concern at this point is the implication of these results in esti-
mating the mobility of the pesticide residues in natural systems. The
major conclusions that can be drawn are 1) that the majority of experimental
K,values underestimate the actual distribution coefficient applicable
in natural systems, and 2) that many of the available desorption studies
do not realistically represent the behavior of the residues 1ri natural
systems.
In further support of these conclusions is the observation that most studies
examining the migration of pesticides in actual field situations indicate
that the movement of even relatively soluble herbicides is generally limited
and much less than what would be predicted on the basis of laboratory
equilibrium or soil leaching experiments.
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Natural Systems
The information discussed above should be considered within the framework
of natural systems to discern the implication of equilibrium distribution
coefficients for predicting environmental mobility associated with the
movement of water.
The first situation is the movement of pesticides from the site of Initial
application, e.g., agricultural land. Two major processes can be defined
1) leaching via percolation through the soil in the groundwater, and 2)
direct overland runoff associated with heavy rains or excess irrigation
water. The great predominance of soil mass compared to water in groundwater
flow indicates that movement of even slightly adsorptive compounds should be
very slow. On the other hand, runoff events are rapid with relatively
short contact times between the runoff water and the soils in the fields
compared to the probable rates of desorption of most compounds. In addition
contact with the soil-incorporated residues is minimal, except for contact
with that portion of the soil which is itself mobilized by the runoff. In
many situations, this latter soil component probably contributes the largest
fraction of mobile pesticides, independent of the strength of adsorption
of the residues.
As a result of these effects, neither the mass moved nor the distribution
between particulate and water fractions of the residues could be expected
to be strong functions of distribution coefficients. Rather, both the
mass movement and the total concentration of the residues should correlate
with the corresponding parameters for suspended soil particles. Such behavior
has been noted for storm-generated runoff from experimental plots (Donigian,
et__a]_L, 1977).
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In permanent water bodies (rivers, lakes, etc.), however, the situation
is markedly different. Since the residues have already undergone numerous
adsorption/desorption steps in traveling to the Mater body the aqueous
concentrations are much reduced compared to levels in agricultural usage.
Further dilution normally occurs soon after introduction into the system.
The effect should be reduced the pesticide concentrations to the range
of linear activity-concentration relationships for the residues in both
the aqueous and solid phases, and thus linear distribution coefficients, K.,
should be applicable.
Further, the solid particles are always completely hydrated. Meiny of
the physical effects which can alter the mobility of pesticides in soils
as a result of wet/dry cycles are eliminated, e.g., collapse of pores
and voids in organic coatings on drying the slow rehydration of interior
binding sites, and the swelling of the inter-laminar spaces of clays.
It is reasonable that this stability of the solid matrix would tend to
eliminate differences in the long term adsorption/desorption behavior
and, by keeping intraparticle voids and pores open, facilitate exchange
between the solid and aqueous phases. These points would further argue
for linear, equilibrium adsorption.
Summary
From the foregoing discussions the following conclusions can be made:
1. The majority of the available adsorption data underestimates the actual
strength of the adsorption on solid matrices.
2. The majority of the available data also oversimplifies the equilibrium
adsorption relationships.
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3. In natural runoff from agricultural land receiving direct application of
pesticides, the mobility of any pesticide and its relative distribution
in the mobile aqueous and $ottd ph&ses ftrt greftoffltnantly functions of
the physical processes taking place, with adsorption-desorption consi-
derations of lesser importance. It is probably not reasonable to apply
distribution coefficients or even more complex adsorption isotherms to
these situations.
4. In permenant water bodies receiving indirect pesticide inputs, linear
adsorption isotherms would be applicable, and the relative distribution
should be adequately characterized by a single distribution coefficient,
PART 2: VALUES OF THE DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT, Kd
The estimation of reasonable K . values for the pesticides of interest in
this study is difficult for three reasons. (1) Fundamental physical
chemical properties, e.g., solubility, have been determined for only a
few of the compounds and even the data which have been reported are not
always reliable. (2) Even empirical parameters, such as the octanol-water
partition coefficient, which would be suitable for ranking the adsorptability
and estimating approximate values for K., are not readily available.
(3) The adsorption data which have been reported in the literature often
suffer from the limitations discussed in Part 1. In addition, the data for a
single compound often vary by more than an order of magnitude, reflecting
both artifacts of different experimental techniques and real variability
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resulting from differences in the adsorptive matrix, particularly when
comparisons are made between pure clays, natural loams,and natural muck or
peat soils.
The Kj values presented below were estimated for an "average" or "normal"
freshwater system. The solid matrix is assumed to consist of silty-sand of
about l%.to 3% organic matter. The aqueous phase is assumed to have low
total solids, pH of between 7 and 8 and to be unpolluted by large quantities
of detrital organic matter.
K. values for some non-polar (organochlorine) pesticides and related
compounds have been predicted previously, based on fundamental physical
chemical properties (Dexter and Pavlou, 1978). Such an approach was not
viable for this study, however, due in part to the lack of reading available
fundamental data for all of the compounds, and in part to the time restraints
encountered.
The values presented are, of necessity, fairly rough estimates based on
careful consideration of the adsorption coefficients and relative adsorption
data available in the literature, and on a consideration of the relative
molecular structural contributions to the adsorptive interactions, e.g.,
molecular size, polarity of heteroatom moieties, number of polar groups,
etc. As a first step, the molecular structures were compared and the
pesticides within each group ranked according to probable relative adsorp-
tion strength. From the previous calculations and from selected literature
references, Kd values for some of the pesticides could be estimated with
some certainty. By further comparisons of the molecular structures of
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these "marker" compounds with the ranked pesticides, appropriate K ,
values were estimated for natural systems.
The values are presented in tables for each pesticide group with an approxi-
mate ranking of the compounds within each group beginning with the highest
Kd value.
Each table is followed by a short discussion of the rationale for the esti-
mated K values and any available supporting literature data.
ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES
A. Aromatic K,
DDT 1 X 105
TDE (ODD) 5 X 104
Tetradiflon 5 X 104
Methoxychlor 1 X 104
Kelthane 1 X 104
Dichlone 5 X 10*
B.
Aliphatic
Aldrin
Isodrin
Chlordane
Toxphene
Mi rex
Heptachlor
Endrin
Dieldrin
Chlodecone
Endosulfan
Lindane
BHC
7 X
7 X
5 X
5 X
5 X
1 X
1 X
1 X
5 X
5 X
1 X
1 X
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
103
103
103
103
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Rationale: These compounds by and large are the most easily considered since
they contain relatively few polar moieties. As a result adsorption is due
primarily to hydrophobic interaction and van der Walls forces. For this
reason relative adsorption will be correlated with the molecular size with
corrections for polar groups and non-conjugated double bonds. Further,
values of K . can be approximated from theoretical calculations (Dexter
and Pavlou, 1978).
Some literature support for the values can be obtained from the literature.
Values for Kd for DDT of approximately 1 X 10 have been reported in
soils by Shien et al. (1974), and Pavlou et al. (1974). The value for
lindane was reported by Lotse et al. (1968) and Boucher and Lee (1972).
Values of distribution coefficients for some of the other compounds have
been reported, but most appear to be far from a reasonable range (Hamaker
and Thompson, 1972).
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ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES
A. Aliphatic Deriatives Krf
Ethion 5 X 102
Disulfoton 5 X 102
Counter 5 X 102
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Demeton 5 X 10
Phorate 5 X 102
Dioxathion 1 X 102
Malthion 1 X 102
Oxymeton methyl 1 X 102
Dichlorvos 50
Ethoprop 50
Phosphamidon 50
Dicrotophos 50
Mevinphos 50
Naled 50
TEPP 50
Dimethoate 25
Monocrotophos 25
Acephate 25
Trichlorphon 10
Methamidophos 10
B. Phenyl Derivatives
EPN 1 X 103
Carbophenothion 1 X 10
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Kd
Dicapthon 5 X 102
Fenthion 5 X 102
Parathion ethyl 5 X 102
2
Parathion, methyl 3 X 10
Ronnel 2 X 102
Stirofos 2 X 102
Chlorothion 2 X 102
Famphur 2 X 102
Dyphonate 2 X 102
Ciodrin 1 X 102
Crufomate 1 X 102
C. Heterocyclic Derivatives
2
Chlorofenvinphos 5 X 10
Phosalone 5 X 102
Imidan 5 X 102
Azinophosethyl 1 X 102
Azinophosmethyl 1 X 102
Diazinon 50
Methidathion 50
Chlorpyrifos 50
Rationale: The phosphate-based pesticides range from large, complex mole-
cules to relatively small. All have polar moieties ranging in activity
from simply electron-rich heteroatoms to reasonably strong acidic hydrogens
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and basic moieties (e.g., heterocyclic nitrogens). As a result, the pesti-
cides themselves show a wide range adsorption strength.
Limited literature references are available. Strong binding to soils was
reported for chlorofenvinphos, carbophenothion, dioxathion and dichlofen-
thion (Inch, et al., 1972), azinophosmethyl (Helling, 1971), and for malthion
(Konrad, et al., 1969). K. values observed for parathion include 76
(Saltzman, £t a]_._, 1972), about 120 (Bowman and Sans, 1977), and 500 (Leen-
heer and Ahlrichs, 1971).
CARBONATE PESTICIDES
A. Methyl carbonates K.
Bux (metalkamate) 5 X 102
Carbonfuran 5 x 102
Carbaryl 5 X 102
Propoxur 1 X 102
Methiocarb 1 X 102
2
Mexacarbate 1 X 10
2
Aminocarb 1 X 10
Chlorpropham 1 X 102
Propham 50
Benomyl 10
Karbutilate 2
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B. Thiocarbamates
Thiram 5 X 102
CDEC 5 X 102
Butyl ate 5 X 102
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2
Vernolate 1 X 102
EPIC 1 X 10'
Molinate 50
Rationale: The carbonate (urethane) moiety is relatively polar and con-
tributes markedly to the greater solubility and reduced adsorption of
these compounds compared to the organochlorine pesticides. Unfortunately,
few fundamental parameters are readily available for these compounds, nor
have extensive adsorption data been reported.
Octanol-water partition coefficients for a number of simple analogs
are all about four orders-of-magnitude less than DDT (Leo et _al_._, 1971),
indicating their low adsorption potential. Values of K. for carbaryl
(= 125; Leenheer and Adhlrichs, 1971), benomyl (= 4.5; Austin and Briggs,
1976), and propham (= 51; Briggs, 1969) have been reported. The relative
adsorption of some thiocarbamates has been reported by Gray and Weienrich,
(1968).
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AMINE AND ANILINE PESTICIDES
Pesticide Kd
Diphenamide 1 X 102
Pronamide 50
Alachlor 50
Propachlor 50
Propanil 10
Carboxin 10
Bensultde 5
Rationale: The amide pesticides are chemically similar to the carbonates
and should exhibit similar adsorption characteristics. There are generally
smaller molecules than the carbonates but this factor should be compensated
by the reduced ftumoer of polar consttutents. The less adsorptive amides
have N-H 'groups wtiteh iShrotrtd hydrogen borrd with water molecules.
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NTIROANILINE PESTICIDES
Pesticide Krf
Phenoxalin 1 X 103
Butralin 5 X 102
Profluralin 5 X 102
Trifluralin 5 X 102
Benefin 5 X 102
Fluchloralin 1 X 102
Dinitramine 50
Nitralin 50
Rationale: The nitroanilines contain relatively few non-conjugated polar
groups to contribute to electrostatic interactions. Being quite large
molecules, hydrophobic interactions should be strong, resulting in large
KJ'S which are primarily dependent on the size of the substitution.
The ranking presented is supported by adsorption studies on soils (Harvey,
1974) The high K, values are indicated in soil adsorption studies
by Helling (1971), Majka and Lavy (1977), and Grover (1974). Krf values
of 1.6 X 10 and 2.8 X 10 have been reported for profluralin and
butralin, respectively (Carringer, et al., 1975); but these values were
based on adsorption on pure soil organic matter and thus are probably
higher than would be representative of "average" soils and sediments.
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TRIAZINE PESTICIDES
Pesticide Kd
Prometome 8
Ametryne 8
Simazine 6
Atrazine 5
Cyanazine 3
Propazine 1
Metribuzin 1
Aminotriazole 1
Rationale: The triazine herbicides are all compact molecules containing
at least one polar-ionizable group, usually amino-hydrogens, available
to hydrogen bond with water. As a result, these herbicides are quite
soluble and exhibit low adsorption on soils.
The ranking presented above has been observed in soil adsorption studies
by Helling (1971) and Rogers (1968). Hurle and Freed (1972) reported Kd
values of 2.2. to 4.3 and 4.1 to 8.2 for atrazine and simazine, respectively,
on silt loam. Average Kd values for adsorption by 25 soils were reported
to be: propazine, Kd = 2.0; atrazine, Kd = 2.7; simazine, Kd = 3.7;
and prometone, Kd = 7.8 (Talbert and Fletchall, 1965). Kd values of
approximately 4 were reported for both cyanozine and atrazine (Majka and
Lavy, 1977), while K, for atrazine have also been noted at about 2.8
(Dao and Lavy, 1978). Liu et jiK, (1970) observed Krf values for ametryne
ranging from 2 to 10, depending primarily on the amount of organic matter
in the soils. The latter authors reported a Kd for ametryne of approxi-
mately 150 for a muck (very high organic content) soil.
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ORGANIC ACID PESTICIDES
A. Aliphatic Acids and Esters K.
Glyphosate 0.2
Trichloroacetic Acid 0.2
Dalapon 0.2
B. Aromatic Acids and Esters
Bifenox 0.5 - 1
Chloramben 0.5 - 1
Dicamba 0.5 - 1
DCPA 0.5-1
Fenac 0.5 - 1
Naptalam 0.5-1
Picloram 0.5 - 1
propargite 0.5-1
C. Phenoxy Compounds
Erbon 1 X 102
2,4-D 1.0
MCPA 1.0
2,4,5-T 2.0
Silvex 2.0
Dinoseb 10
Endothall 0.2
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Rationale: The organic acid pesticides are treated together since they
share the common feature that, with few exceptions, the activity of the
carbonic acid moiety is sufficient to make these compounds readily soluble
and to exhibit minimal adsorption. The two exceptions to this generaliza-
tion are dinoseb, a weakly-acidic phenol, and erbon, an ester. Both of
these latter compounds should show increased adsorption due to strong
hydrophic interactions not countered by solibilizing hydrogen or ionic
bonding.
The low adsorption of these compounds have been reported for dicamba, pic-
loram, fenac and 2,4-D (Helling, 1971); picloram (Farmer and Aochi, 1974;
Gaynor and Volk, 1976; Grover, 1971; Davidson and McDougal, 1973); 2,4,5-T
(O'Connor and Anderson, 1974); 2,4-D (Grover, 1973); picloram and 2,4-D
(Khan, 1973); picloram and 2,4,5-T (Majka and Lavy, 1977); dicamba, picloram
and 2,4-D (Grover, 1977); and dicamba (Garringer, et al., 1975).
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UREA PESTICIDES
Pesticide K.
2
Chloroxuron 5 X 10
Chlorbromuron 2 X 10
Linuron 1 X 102
Diuron 1 X 102
Monuron 50
Fluometuron 20
Fenuron 10
Rationale: The urea pesticides are chemically similar to the carbamate and
amide pesticides and show the same range of K. values. The molecules are
not small, but polar and hydrogen bonding moieties (N-H and C=0) decrease the
aqueous activity.
A relatively large number of studies have been reported for these compounds.
The results are summarized below as a table of observed Kd values in soils.
The references are indicated by the numbers in parentheses and are noted at
the end of the table.
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Pesticide Kd
Chloroxuron 40-110(2^ 650^
Chlorbromuron 217^
Linuron 50-250(2); 10.2-15(3>; 210(4); 154(5)
(1) Geissbuhler, et al., 1963
(2) Hance, 1971
(3) Hurle and Freed, 1972
(4) Lambert, 1967
(5) Briggs, 1969
Diuron 85-12; 70; 94^
Monuron 33(4); 29(5)
Fluometuron 22
Fenuron 15
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Miscellaneous Pesticides
The miscellaneous pesticides are presented in the order they were provided
by Battelle. The name of the compound is followed by the estimated K.
values. Any supporting literature references are indicated by numbers which
refer to the list following the table.
Pesticide Kd
Allethrin 1 X 104
Pyrethrum 1 X 104
Rotenone 1 X 103
CMA 0.2
DSMA 0.2
MSMA 0.2
Bentazon OJL(I)'
Bromacil 5(2)
Pyrazon 30(3,4)
Terbacil 50(2)
Diquat 5 X 103(5)
Paraquat 5 X 103(6,7)
Chlorothalonil 50
Dichlobenil 20 (8)
Copper Napthalate 5 X 102
Fenbutalin Oxide
Mancozeb 5
Acrolein 0.2
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Pesticide K.
Captan 30
Difol atari 50
Dinitrobutyl Phenol 50
Dodine 0.5
Methazole 5
Methomyl 5
Methyl Bromide 10
Norflura/on 50
1. Abernathy and Wax, 1973
2. Rhodes, et _al^, 1970
3. Fusi, et AL» 1976
4. Jamet et Marie - Andree Piedallu, 1975
5. Helling, 1971
6. Damanakis, et al., 1970
7. Burns, jet jfL_, 1973
8. Furmidge and Ogersby, 1967
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