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Wastewater Treatment
Published in Suresh C. Ameta, Rakshit Ameta, Garima Ameta, Sonochemistry, 2018
Arpita Pandey, Arpita Paliwal, Rakshit Ameta
Diuron, (N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-urea), is a water- soluble herbicide belonging to the phenylamide and the subclass of phenylurea. It is used to control a wide variety of annual and perennial broadleaf and grassy weeds, as well as mosses. Diuron can contaminate the surface and ground water by agricultural runoffs and also by wastewaters generated from diuron manufacturing plants. The degradation of (N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-urea) by electrochemical oxidation at a boron-doped diamond anode was enhanced by low-frequency (20 kHz) US (Bringas et al., 2011).
Kinetics of diuron under aerobic condition and residue analysis in sugarcane under subtropical field conditions
Published in Environmental Technology, 2019
Diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea] is an important soil-active herbicide used in sugarcane production. It belongs to the substituted phenylurea herbicide family, and is used to control a wide range of perennial and annual grassy weeds and broadleaf such as Cyperus iria, Portulaca racea, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cynotis sp., Amaranthus sp., Convonvulus sp. and Digitaria sp. as well as mosses. It is recommended for use in non-cropped and many horticultural and agricultural crops such as sugarcane, fruits, coffee, cotton, corn, sorghum, mint, alfalfa and wheat [6]. It is available in liquid suspension, granular, pelleted/tableted, flowable, wettable powder, soluble concentrate and premixes formulations. Diuron primarily inhibits the Hill reaction in photosynthesis, thereby affecting plant growth and development [7].
Eco-friendly synthesis of a novel adsorbent from sugarcane and high-pressure boiler water
Published in Environmental Technology, 2023
Alexandre Amado de Moura, Henrique Straioto, Wardleison Moreira Martins, Thiago Peixoto de Araújo, Alexandre Diório, Guilherme Andreoli Gil, Murilo Pereira Moisés, Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas Barros
The indiscriminate use of Diuron (DIU) can lead to serious problems for the human health and ecosystem equilibrium due to its persistence and high toxicity. Once sprayed on crops, the rain and irrigation waters may lixiviate the DIU molecules into hydric sources, thus being a source of contamination [1]. Due to its recalcitrant property and a half-life of 328 days, DIU has been detected in surface and ground waters in concentrations that exceed the government agencies threshold (90 µg/L), thus turning the water toxic for mammals, birds, invertebrates and, therefore, unbalancing the ecosystem [2,3].
Adsorption of Diuron from aqueous solution onto commercial organophilic clay: kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic study
Published in Environmental Technology, 2020
Fernando Manzotti de Souza, Onélia Aparecida Andreo dos Santos
Diuron is a non-selective organochlorine herbicide widely used in post-emergence treatment for the control of pests such as broad leaves and weeds [2]. Due to its wide use in agriculture, the presence of the herbicide in surface and groundwaters has been increasing considerably in recent years [3–5].