Sharmila, M. ; Ramanand, K. ; Adhya, T. K. ; Sethunathan, N. (1988) Temperature and the persistence of methyl parathion in a flooded soil Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 20 (3). pp. 399-401. ISSN 0038-0717
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Abstract
In a laboratory incubation study, the persistence of methyl parathion (MP) in a flooded alluvial soil decreased with increase in temperature. There was no appreciable degradation at 6°C. At 25°C, degradation proceeded essentially by nitro-group reduction. Despite more reduced conditions of the flooded soil held at 35°C, hydrolysis was more pronounced than nitro-group reduction. Both hydrolysis and nitro-group reduction were mediated microbially. Evidently, an increase in temperature not only increased the rate of degradation of MP but also effected a shift in its pathway from nitro-group reduction to hydrolysis.
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