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. 2005 Aug 14;2(2):272–285. doi: 10.3390/ijerph2005020011

Table 3.

Concentrations of metalaxyl and its enantiomers as well as the metabolite in the German soil after the respective incubation intervals.

Fungicide/Day Mean Concentration (μg/100g of dry soil)

Metalaxyl R-metalaxyl S-metalaxyl Acid Metabolite
F-Metalaxyl

0 163 (100%) 81 (100%) 81 (100%) 2.2 (1.3%)
14 93 (57%) 35 (43%) 58 (71%) 44 (27%)
30 54 (53%) 12 (15%) 42 (51%) 80 (49%)
75 4.9 (3.0%) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 4.9 (6.1%) 80 (49%)
90 3.7 (2.3%) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 3.7 (4.6%) 71 (44%)
120 2.2 (1.4%) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 2.2 (2.7%) 50 (31%)

P-Metalaxyl

0 160 (100%) 81 (100%) 81 (100%) 0.9 (0.55%)
14 97 (60%) 36 (45%) 61 (75%) 47 (29%)
30 60 (37%) 15 (18%) 45 (56%) 93 (57%)
75 5.3 (3.3 %) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 5.3 (6.6%) 86 (53%)
90 4.0 (2.4 %) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 4.0 (4.9%) 80 (49%)
120 2.0 (1.2%) < 0.05 (<0.05%) 2.0 (2.5%) 51 (32%)

Mefenoxam

0 81 (100) 2.01 (2.5%)
14 29 (36) 31 (38%)
30 13 (16) 53 (65%)
75 1.3 (1.7) 61 (75%)
90 1.3 (1.7) 72 (89%)
120 0.60 (0.73) 55 (67)