An analytically solved kinetic model for pesticide degradation in single compartment systems

An analytical kinetic model was developed to simulate the degradation of pe sticides in systems such as soil or water. Based on a single compartment sy stem, a set of simultaneous first-order differential equations was analytic ally solved by the eigenvalue and eigenvector method. The developed model i s capable of simulating the concentrations of parent compound and any net o f degradation products connected by irreversible reactions. (C) 2001 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.