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The fate of imazapyr herbicide in the soil amended with carbon sorbents

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Excessive application of agro-chemicals is a major factor in undesired environmental problems. Imidazolinone herbicides having high activity, leaching potential, and persistence are probable risks to ecosystems. Herbicides’ stabilization using biochar is an efficient and cheap strategy to protect the environment against their contaminations. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of biochars produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and rice husk (RH) on imazapyr fate in soil. Initially, the optimized biochars were compared for their sorption-desorption capacities as soil modifiers. The herbicide leaching in the amended soils was investigated by leaching columns. The herbicide photolysis and bio-degradations’ rates in the media were also evaluated during 70 days. Results indicated that the soil amendment significantly increased soil sorption capacity (up to 2.34-folds) and reduced the herbicide leaching. The lowest percentage of leached herbicide (2.8%) and the highest percentage of retained herbicide (97.1%) were achieved in EFB biochar-amended soil. The herbicide photo-degradation rate significantly reduced with a half-life of 38.5 days in non-amended soil to 53.3 days in EFB biochar-amended soils. The herbicide bio-degradation, however, increased with the biochars applications. In a conclusion, the optimized biochars have a high potential to protect the environment against herbicides hazards.

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Acknowledgements

This paper is dedicated to the memory of the late Associate Professor Dr. Amirhossein Malakahmad (1976–2017). This work was supported by the ministry of higher education (MOHE) of Malaysia under the fundamental research grant scheme (FRGS) (grant number 0153AB-L33) and by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) under Yayasan UTP (YUTP) (grant number 015LC0-027). Technical support and assistance of FELCRA throughout this research work is highly appreciated. In addition, the authors wish to thank Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Post-Doctoral fellow (Teaching & Learning) Scheme under MJIIT-UTM.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

    Saba Yavari, Sara Yavari, Nasiman Bin Sapari & Lavania Baloo

  2. Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Hesam Kamyab

  3. Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

    Robabeh Asadpour

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    Teh Sabariah Binti Abd Manan

  5. Center of Excellence in Catalysis for Bioenergy and Renewable Chemicals (CBRC), Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    Veeramuthu Ashokkumar

  6. Engineering Department, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

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Yavari, S., Kamyab, H., Asadpour, R. et al. The fate of imazapyr herbicide in the soil amended with carbon sorbents. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 7561–7569 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01587-7

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