Table 1. Biodegradation Parameters of the Nanoformulation and Commercial Formulation of 14C-Metribuzin, 28 after Incubation, in Different Soils.
| formulation |
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|---|---|---|---|
| parameters | soil | nanoMTZ | MTZ |
| C0 ± sea (%) | clay | 89.14 ± 8.94 | 91.14 ± 6.56 |
| SL-1 | 84.10 ± 14.76 | 90.63 ± 12.89 | |
| SL-2 | 84.20 ± 14.93 | 84.29 ± 15.75 | |
| k ± se (day–1) | clay | 0.0417 ± 0.0095 | 0.0406 ± 0.0067 |
| SL-1 | 0.0395 ± 0.0161 | 0.0610 ± 0.0173 | |
| SL-2 | 0.0483 ± 0.0182 | 0.0485 ± 0.0193 | |
| R2 | clay | 0.88 | 0.93 |
| SL-1 | 0.67 | 0.83 | |
| SL-2 | 0.71 | 0.68 | |
| p-value | clay | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| SL-1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | |
| SL-2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | |
| DT50 (days) | clay | 16.62 | 17.07 |
| SL-1 | 14.35 | 14.29 | |
| SL-2 | 17.55 | 11.36 | |
a
Standard error of mean (n = 2).