Coupling diazinon volatilization and water evaporation in unsaturated soils: ii. diazinon transport
2000
Volatilization of pesticides from soil is one of the key processes causing transport of chemicals to non-target areas. This study focuses on how water transport in the surface soil affects volatilization of pesticides. Volatilization of soil-incorporated diazinon [O, O diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-4-methyl-6-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate] was measured under different initial soil-water contents and soil-water evaporation conditions. These conditions were varied by passing wet air and dry N2 alternately across the soil surface. When dry sweep gas (N2) was used in high initial water content columns, diazinon volatilization was accelerated as a result of appreciable upward water flow. When upward water flow was insufficient to meet evaporative demand, soil-water content at the soil surface was quickly reduced below a threshold, and diazinon volatilization started to decrease exponentially because of diazinon adsorption on the dry soil surfaces. When the sweep gas was switched to humidified air, the soil surface adsorbed water and diazinon volatilization increased dramatically. A numerical model was developed to simulate pesticide transport in soil for isothermal conditions. The calculated and measured diazinon volatilization fluxes agreed well, but the model overestimated diazinon concentrations in the deeper depths of the soil significantly.
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