%0 Journal Article
%A Zhang, H.
%A Spiteller, M.
%A Guenther, K.
%A Boehmler, G.
%A Zuehlke, S.
%T Degradation of a chiral nonylphenol isomer in two agricultural soils
%J Environmental pollution
%V 157
%@ 0269-7491
%C Amsterdam [u.a.]
%I Elsevier Science
%M PreJuSER-4117
%P 1904 - 1910
%D 2009
%Z This study has been performed within the frame of the priority program SPP 1315 "Biogeochemical Interfaces in Soil", funded by the German Science Foundation [Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)], to whom the authors are deeply grateful.
%X The degradation of a chiral nonylphenol isomer, 4-(1-ethyl-1,4-dimethylpentyl)phenol (NP(112)), in two agricultural soils from Monheim and Dortmund, Germany has been studied. The degradation of NP(112) and the formation of a nitro-nonylphenol metabolite were determined by means of GC-MS analysis. The degradation followed bi-exponential order kinetics, with half-life of less than 5 days in both soils. The nitro-metabolite was found at different concentration levels in the two soils. The nitro-metabolite of NP(112) was more persistent than its parent compound. After 150 days about 13% of the initially applied NP(112) remained in the Monheim soil as its nitro-metabolite. Results of the E-screen assay revealed that the nitro-NP(112) has oestrogenic potency of 85% of that of NP(112). Furthermore, the results of chiral GC-MS analysis revealed that no chiral degradation of NP(112) occurred in this study.
%K Agriculture
%K Biodegradation, Environmental
%K Ecology: methods
%K Endocrine Disruptors: analysis
%K Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
%K Germany
%K Half-Life
%K Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
%K Models, Chemical
%K Phenols: analysis
%K Soil: analysis
%K Soil Microbiology
%K Stereoisomerism
%K Endocrine Disruptors (NLM Chemicals)
%K Phenols (NLM Chemicals)
%K Soil (NLM Chemicals)
%K nonylphenol (NLM Chemicals)
%K J (WoSType)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:19232801
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000266191200024
%R 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.01.026
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/4117