Persistence, leaching and associated toxicity risks of insecticide pyriproxyfen in soil ecosystem
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Parveen Kumari; Anil Duhan; Naincy Rani; Ravi Kumar Beniwal
- Source
- Ecotoxicology (London, England). 31(9)
- Subject
- Soil
Insecticides
Pyridines
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Soil Pollutants
General Medicine
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Toxicology
Ecosystem
- Language
- ISSN
- 1573-3017
Pyriproxyfen is a pyridine-based insecticide used for pest control in fruits and vegetables. It is a potent endocrine disruptor and hormone imitator. Considering its potential hazards to non-target organisms and the associated environment, a lab study was conducted for assessing persistence, mobility in sandy loam soil and associated risk to various non-target organisms and soil enzymes. Pyriproxyfen formulation was applied at 0.05 and 0.10 µg g