Table 3.

Processing factors of clethodim and spirotetramat and their metabolites in herbs.

Herbal plant			CLE	CLE-sulfone	CLE-sulfoxide	CLE total*	SPI	SPI-ketohydroxy	SPI-enol	SPI-monohydroxy	SPI-enol-glucoside	SPI total*
BASIL Ocimum basilicum L.	Initial C (% of parent substance)		3.897	0.246 (6%)	1.965 (50%)	6.108	3.619	0.162 (4%)	1.952 (54%)	0.008 (0.2%)	0.007 (0.2%)	5.748
	PF	W	0.59	0.84	0.74	0.49	0.18	0.68	0.67	0.52	0.54	0.65
		D	0.06	2.05	0.30	0.38	1.57	0.61	1.69	0.01	0.01	1.13
		W + D	0.01	1.63	0.23	0.14	0.01	0.39	1.08	—	—	0.29
PEPPERMINT Mentha × piperita L.	Initial C (% of parent substance)		4.251	0.219 (5%)	1.948 (46%)	6.418	3.830	0.076 (2%)	2.221 (58%)	0.006 (0.2%)	0.014 (0.4%)	6.147
	PF	W	0.69	0.74	0.88	0.53	0.45	0.53	0.62	0.05	0.40	0.68
		D	0.15	2.12	0.55	0.36	1.34	0.45	1.32	—	0.01	1.50
		W + D	0.07	1.35	0.34	0.18	0.27	0.30	0.13	—	—	0.27
SAGE Salvia officinalis L.	Initial C (% of parent substance)		4.197	0.221 (5%)	2.437 (58%)	6.856	3.904	0.077 (2%)	1.868 (48%)	0.010 (0.2%)	0.006 (0.1%)	5.865
	PF	W	0.45	0.90	0.76	0.54	0.47	0.85	0.64	0.73	0.43	0.59
		D	0.12	2.09	0.54	0.37	1.26	0.72	2.60	0.15	0.01	1.17
		W + D	0.02	1.36	0.19	0.15	0.20	0.31	1.31	—	—	0.31

Initial C - concentration obtained after 1 h of pesticide application in mg/kg.

*sum of parent compound and metabolites.

“-” processing factors not estimated due to complete reduction of substance.

PF – processing factor.

W - washing. D - drying. W + D - washing and drying.