Sorpcia chlortoluronu v pôdach a jeho potenciálny vplyv na kvalitu podzemnej vody

Five soils from Slovakia (denoted ŽH, ŽHV, CH, CHN and PD) which differed with respect to organic matter and clay content, were selected for kinetic and equilibrium studies of chlorotoluron sorption. First- and second-order kinetic equations were used for description of differences in chlorotoluron sorption rates in studied soils. Chlorotoluron sorption rate could be better expressed by second-order kinetic equation. Comparing rate constant values of first-order sorption k1 and initial sorption rate values v0 of second-order, the same order in decrease of sorption rate was obtained: v(ŽHV) > v(CHN) > v(ŽH) > v(CH) > v(PD). The experimental sorption isotherms fitted very well with the Freundlich and the Henry's (linear) isotherm. Freundlich coefficients KF for ŽH, ŽHV, PD, CHN and CH soils were 10.96, 8.21, 6.36, 6.58 and 6.63 µg g-1 (cm3 µg-1)N, respectively. KD values for chlorotoluron sorption by ŽH, ŽHV, PD, CHN and CH soils were 16.62, 14.91, 10.39, 9.6 and 7.36 cm3 g-1, respectively. Sorption increased with increasing clay content (<0.002 mm (%), R2 = 0.855) and organic carbon content (Cox [%], R2 = 0.703). Results of laboratory trials suggested that studied agricultural soils served as a relatively efficient purifying filters through the sorption in soils. Therefore, extensive penetration of chlorotoluron into the groundwater shouldn´t be very high.