Bentazon, (3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-l-2,2-dioxide) a new experimental herbicide, was studied under the effects of sterile and non-sterile conditions, 12 hours light: 12 hours dark and totally dark conditions, and agitated and non-agitated conditions in aquatic sediment. The effects of the different levels of BOD/COD values on the decomposition of Bentazon were studied. Photoperiod, sterility, and BOD/COD levels appeared to have no influence in the breakdown of Bentazon. Agitation-time interaction appeared to be the only factor that influenced the more rapid degradation of Bentazon. Bentazon was the major 14C-residue found in the water; it was followed by an unknown. The third major metabolite was 2-amino-N-isopropyl benzamide, followed by anthranilic acid and N-isopropylsulfamoyl anthranilic acid at minor amounts. Only Bentazon was found in the soil. The ratio of radioactivity in the soil vs. the water was 1:1 in the agitated tanks and 1:3 in the non-agitated tanks. After 128 days, the concentration of Bentazon in the water decreased to an average of 50% in the agitated tanks and an average of 80% in the non-agitated tanks.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BGMYU2/oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-8940 |
| Date | 01 August 1974 |
| Creators | Gutierrez, David Cortez |
| Publisher | BYU ScholarsArchive |
| Source Sets | Brigham Young University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/ |
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