Use of meta‐analysis to predict degradation of carbaryl and malathion in freshwater for exposure assessment

Abstract Carbaryl (1‐naphthyl methylcarbamate) and malathion (diethyl mercaptosuccinate, S‐ester with O, O‐dimethyl phosphorodithioate) are insecticides used to control grasshopper infestations on rangeland. Insecticides used to control grasshopper infestations pose a hazard to aquatic organisms because although no‐spray buffer zones are observed around aquatic habitats, pesticide may be deposited by drift or mobilized from upland areas by runoff. A number of processes may affect the fate of carbaryl and malathion in the aquatic environment, but no method is available for estimating degradation over the range of conditions that occur in the field. We used results of published studies in meta‐analyses to estimate degradation models that predict half‐life of carbaryl and malathion in freshwater over temperature and pH ranges relevant to western grasshopper‐management programs. Estimated degradation models were: In (half‐life carbaryl) = 24.3 ‐ 2.36(pH) ‐ 0.0788(t) and In (half‐life malathion) = 5.98 + 2.84(...

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