Jc. Dur et al., INFLUENCE OF ADSORPTION-DESORPTION PHENOMENA ON PESTICIDE RUNOFF MEASURED UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 2. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 327(6), 1998, pp. 405-411
The surface runoff of isoproturon and diuron is studied using simulate
d rainfall applied to small 1 m(2) plots of soil. Isoproturon was less
adsorbed by soil than diuron and eroded particles did not contribute
to the pesticide transfer. A model is then proposed to describe such t
ransfer of pesticide. This model introduces (i) a dilution factor a, w
hich seems proportional to the concentration of the soi i solution bef
ore applying the artificial rain and (ii) an extraction retardation fa
ctor b, which is inversely proportional to the partition coefficient b
etween the solid and liquid phase of soil. ((C) Academie des sciences
/ Elsevier, Paris.).