FORMATION AND BIORELEASE OF BOUND RESIDUES OF PESTICIDES IN 2 BRAZILIAN SOILS .2. [C-14] PARATHION

The use of radiolabelled pesticide molecules in researches proved that some of the applied pesticides remain unextractable and become bound into the soil and other matrixes. Since the available methods to ident ify the nature of bound residues from parathion application were littl e effective, this study investigated the persistence and biorelease of C-14 - parathion bound residues from soil to bean plants, and as (CO2 )-C-14, by using biometer flasks. Bound residues formation was studied in two soils immediately, and 3 months after the pesticide applicatio n. Results proved that not only the pesticide, but also the soil chara cteristics and the aging of parathion into the soils determined the am ounts and biorelease of bound parathion residues. These residues were weaker bound immediately after the parathion treatment than after an a ging period. The rhizosphere did not have more influence on the biorel ease than the microflora only, and most of the bound residues remained as still bound and inactivated into the soil.