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2007 International Nuclear Atlantic Conference - INAC 2007 Santos, SP, Brazil, September 30 to October 5, 2007 ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR - ABEN ISBN: 978-85-99141-02-1

AMETRYNE DEGRADATION BY IONIZING RADIATION

1Debora Cristina de Andrade, 2Rita Paiva Melo, 1Manoel Nunes Mori, and

1Celina Lopes Duarte

1 Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN / CNEN - SP) Av. Professor Lineu Prestes 2242

05508-000 São Paulo, SP deboracandrade@globo.com

mnmori@ipen.br clduarte@ipen.br

2Technological and Nuclear Institute (ITN) Physics Department

Estrada Nacional 10, 2686-953 Sacavém - Portugal ritamelo@itn.pt

ABSTRACT

Ametryne may be released to the environment during its manufacture, transport, storage, formulation and use as selective herbicide for the control of annual broadleaf and grass weeds. It is applied as an aqueous suspension for pre- emergence or post-directed applications on crops. Depending on the pesticide formulation and type of application, ametryne residues may be detectable in water, soil and on the surfaces for months or years. The herbicide used to this study was Ametryne (commercial name, Gesapax 500), commonly used on field crops and on corn and commercialized since 1975. Ametryne was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC Shimadzu 17A), after extraction with hexane/dichloromethane (1:1 v/v) solution. The calibration curve was obtained with a regression coefficient of 0.9871.

In addition, the relative standard deviation was lower than 10%. The radiation-processing yield was evaluated by the destruction G-value (Gd) (Eq. 1), that is defined by the number of destroyed molecules by absorption of 100 eV of energy from ionizing radiation. Different concentrations of the herbicide (11.4 mol L-1; 22.7 mol L-1; 34.1 mol L-1 and 45.5 mol L-1) were irradiated at the AECL “Gammacell 220” 60Co source, with 1 kGy, 3 kGy, 6 kGy, 9 kGy, 12kGy, 15 kGy and 30 kGy absorbed doses. After irradiation processing, the ametryne highest reduction rate occurs at low doses of radiation: at 6 kGy more than 85-90% of all ametryne compounds were removed. Two products of incomplete degradation of ametryne were identified as s-triazyne isomers. However, further work is needed in order to fully understand the ametryne degradation mechanisms the degradation yield of ametryne depends on its initial concentration and the process seems to be more efficient at higher concentrations.

1. INTRODUCTION

As a consequence of pesticide use in agriculture, the human population is constantly exposed to numerous chemical species present in the environment. The Brazilian agriculture activities have consumed about 288,000 tons of pesticides per year conditioned in about 107,000,000 packing with weight of approximately 23,000 tons. The discharge of empty plastic packing of pesticides can be an environmental concern, causing problems to the human health, to animals and plants if done without inspection and monitoring. [2,4]. Since is no longer allowed the uncontrolled burying and burning of the waste, only two options remain, to dispose, or to recycle the packing, in ways that protect the environment and human health.

This paper is part of the project which objective is the evaluation of pesticides degradation for decontamination of commercial plastic packing of high-density polyethylene type COEX,

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used in agriculture. The studies of chlorpyrifos gamma radiolysis were evaluated elsewhere by the same group [3,5].

The herbicide used to this study was Ametryne (commercial name, Gesapax 500), commonly used on field crops and on corn and commercialized since 1975. Ametryne may be released to the environment during its manufacture, transport, storage, formulation and use as selective herbicide for the control of annual broadleaf and grass weeds. It is applied as an aqueous suspension for pre-emergence or postdirected applications on crops. Ametryne is a weak base that means that it is almost entirely dissociated at environmental pHs, and it is slightly adsorbed in soil. Depending on the pesticide formulation and type of application, ametryne residues may be detectable in water, soil and on the surfaces for months or years [1].

2. EXPERIMENTAL

To quantify the ametryne and its degradation products, a range of concentrations were used in order to obtain a GC response. Previously to analysis, the powder was dissolved in methanol, since it is insoluble in pure water. The standard solutions of the herbicide were prepared by dilution of the solution (powder and methanol) in different volumes of ultra pure water.

The analysis of the by-products and the degradation yields were performed to access the treatment efficiency. Ametryne and the by-products were analyzed by gas chromatography with a DB5 column (30 m × 0.25 mm I.D.). Col. Temp.: 50ºC for 0 min., then to 150º C at 10ºC/min. and hold 0 min., then to 300º C at 15ºC/min. and hold 5 min. Inj. Temp.: 200ºC.

Det. Temp.: 300ºC. Flow rate: 10 ml/min., N2. Electronic pressure control (EPC): 37 kPa.

Prior to analysis, the samples were extracted with 2 ml of an organic solution of hexane/dichloromethane (1:1 v/v). In order to maximize the extraction efficiency, the organic solution and the sample (1:2 v/v) were mixed and centrifuged. The ametryne used in this study was collected from the containers given by the Brazilian farmers.

Three samples of each standard solution were analyzed the conditions described above in order to determine the relative standard deviation (% RSD) of the analytical protocol. The spiked samples were irradiated with following absorbed doses: 1 kGy, 3 kGy, 6 kGy, 9 kGy, 12 kGy, 15 kGy e 30 kGy. Irradiation was carried out at room temperature, using a Cobalt- 60 gamma irradiator in a batch system, Gammacell-type. The dosimetry research group calibrates this system routinely with Fricke dosimeter to determine the absorbed dose rate.

The 20 mL vials were completely filled without headspace in triplicate.

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The calibration curve was obtained with a regression coefficient of 0.987. The detection limit, LMD, using GC-FID was 1.7 µmol L-1, and the obtained experimental variability (N=10), expressed as standard deviation, was 4% (Figure 1).

As shown in Figure 2, after irradiation processing, the ametryne highest reduction rate occurs at low doses of radiation, e. g, at 15 kGy more than 99% of all ametryne concentrations were removed. The high solubility of ametryne in water can be the main responsible by this efficiency.

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y = 62,252x - 8,6706 R2 = 0,9912

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

0 10 20 30 40 50

Conc. (mol L-1) Pick Area (Arbitrary Unit)

Figure 1. GC calibration curve for Ametryne.

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Absorbed Dose (kGy)

Remmaining Fraction (%)

45.5 mol L-1 34.10 mol L-1 22.7 mol L-1 11.4 mol L-1

Figure 2. Degradation curves of Ametryne at different absorbed doses (0-30 kGy) using several solutions.

The degradation yield of the substrate depends on its starting concentration, hence the process is more effective when a large number of organic molecules is present, because the reaction among reactive transients produces more radicals and the process is continuous, but not directly proportional.

Two by-products were identified after the irradiation of ametryne. Using the GCMS library,

they were identified as s-triazyne isomers. However, further work is needed in order to fully

understanding the ametryne degradation mechanisms.

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N N

N C NH

H3

N H CH3

N N

N NH

C H3

CH3

S CH3

NH CH3

Dessulfuration (OH)

N N

N NH

C H3

NH CH3

S-ATRAZYNE S-ATRAZYNE

Figure 3. Intermediate products of preliminary oxidation of Ametryne by ionizing radiation

.

The organic organic compound removal, after irradiation, is described as the destruction Gd value and is defined by solute disappearance in aqueous solution. Usually, it is determined, experimentally, using the following equation [3]:

Gd (

mol J

-1)=

RDNA/D

(6.24 x 10

15

)

Where: ∆

RD

is the change in organic solute concentration (mol L

-1

) at a given dose; D is the dose (kGy); 6.24 x 10

15

is kGy in 100 eVL

-1

converting constant and N

A

is Avogadro’s number. In this study, for the G-value (Gd) calculation, the minimum dose required to remove 90% of ametryne was considered. The degradation yield of ametryne depends on its initial concentration and the process seems to be more efficient at higher concentrations. The dose required removing 90% of ametryne increases with absorbed dose until 150 ppm (Figure 4).

3. CONCLUSIONS

Advanced alternative technologies are being developed for effective treatment of herbicide-

polluted waters, namely through the degradation studies of important target molecules such

as ametryne. In this work, the obtained result point out that to an absorbed doses of 15 kGy

the higher degradation yield is obtained, independent on the initial concentration. Moreover,

the ametryne degradation efficiency depends on its initial concentration and the process

seems to be more efficient at higher concentrations.

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0 100 200 300 400 500

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Absorved Dose (kGy) Dd Values (mol J-1 )

45.5 mol L-1 34.10 mol L-1 22.7 mol L-1 11.4 mol L-1

Figure 4. Ametryne Gd values obtained using different initial concentrations and absorbed doses

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, FAPESP, (project 03/05631-7).

REFERENCES

1. Acero, J. L.; Stemmler, K.; Von Gunten, U. Degradation kinetics of atrazine and its degradation products with ozone and OH radicals: a predictive tool for drinking water treatment.

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2. Associação Nacional de Defesa Vegetal. Manual de uso correto e seguro de produtos fitossanitários/ agrotóxicos. Disponível em: http://www.andef.com.br. Acesso em janeiro, 2006.

3. DUARTE, C.L.; OIKAWA, H.; MORI, M. N.; SAMPA, M. H. O 2007. Decontamination of pesticide packing using ionising radiation.

Radiat. Phys. Chem.

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4. INPEV - Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias. Destinação final de embalagens vazias de produtos fitossanitários. Disponível em:

http://www.inpev.gov.br. Acesso em março, 2007.

5. Mori, M. N.; Sampa, M. H. O.; Duarte, C. L., 2006. Study of the degradation of chlorpyrifos by ionizing radiation

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