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Persistence of spiromesifen in soil as affected by varying moisture, light, compost amendment, soil sterilization and pH in aqueous medium were studied. Degradation of spiromesifen in soil followed the first-order reaction kinetics. Effect of different moisture regimes indicated that spiromesifen dissipated faster in submerged soil (t 1/2 14.3–16.7 days) followed by field capacity (t 1/2 18.7–20.0 days), and dry soil (t 1/2 21.9–22.9 days). Dissipation was faster in sterilized submerged (t 1/2 17.7 days) than in sterilized dry (t 1/2 35.8 days). Photo spiromesifen metabolite was not detected under different moisture regimes. After 30 days, enol spiromesifen metabolite was detected under submerged condition and was below detectable limit (<0.001 μg g−1) after 90 days. Soil amendment compost (2.5 %) at field capacity enhanced dissipation of the insecticide, and half-life value was 14.3 against 22.4 days without compost amendment. Under different pH condition, residues persisted in water with half-life values 5.7 to 12.5 days. Dissipation in water was faster at pH 9.0 (t 1/2 5.7 days), followed by pH 4.0 (t 1/2 9.7 days) and pH 7.2 (t 1/2 12.5 days). Exposure of spiromesifen to different light conditions indicated that it was more prone to degradation under UV light (t 1/2 3–4 days) than sunlight exposure (t 1/2 5.2–8.1 days). Under sunlight exposure, photo spiromesifen metabolite was detected after 10 and 15 days as compared to 3 and 5 days under UV light exposure.
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The first author is thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India for financial assistance. Contribution no. 1096, Division of Agricultural Chemicals, IARI, New Delhi.
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Mate, C.J., Mukherjee, I. & Das, S.K. Persistence of spiromesifen in soil: influence of moisture, light, pH and organic amendment. Environ Monit Assess 187, 7 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4207-6
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