Metabolism of Pyrithiobac Sodium in Soils and Sediment, Addressing Bound Residues via Kinetics Modeling.

Degradation of pyrithiobac sodium (PE350) was examined in a number of soils and sediments using (14)C-PE350. It degrades primarily via microbial degradation which leads to the separation of the two rings of the molecule. Identification of several metabolites, many of which were minor products, helped to understand the formation of nonextractable residues (NER) and (14)CO2.