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Transport and distribution of chlorpyrifos in soil-water-plant system of paddy field developed from red soil
Received:February 03, 2020  
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KeyWord:chlorpyrifos;3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP);paddy field;reactive transport;irrigation regime;rice
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YAO Ying-lei School of Ecological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China 
 
LIU Hui-yun Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China  
CHENG Jian-hua Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China  
TANG Xiang-yu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China  
GENG Chun-nu School of Ecological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China gengchunnu@hotmail.com 
GUAN Zhuo Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China  
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Abstract:
      The transport and distribution of pesticides in paddy field soil-water system constitute a serious danger to human and ecosystem health. This study investigated the transport and distribution of chlorpyrifos as a commonly used pesticide in paddy field of red soil through laboratory batch equilibrium adsorption experiments and field study. The study was conducted under continuous and intermittent flooding conditions through field pesticide application and subsequent continuous monitoring. The results showed that chlorpyrifos leached strongly to a depth of 50 cm in the paddy soil and the high daytime temperature caused increases in concentrations of chlorpyrifos and its main degradation product, 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol(TCP), in the pore water of the surface soil layer. Rain events promoted the transport of chlorpyrifos and TCP toward the deep soil layer. Chlorpyrifos residue in the soil at the time of rice harvesting was high and it was uniformly distributed in the soil profile. Intermittent irrigation reduced the chlorpyrifos contents in rice grains and stems. Chlorpyrifos contents in rice grains and stems under intermittent irrigation were 0.69 and 0.84 times those in rice grains and stems under continuous irrigation, respectively. This study suggests that chlorpyrifos could leach in paddy field developed from red soil, and different irrigation methods have a significant effect on the content of chlorpyrifos in harvested rice.