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Table 8 The distribution coefficient, K d , and soil organic carbon affinity coefficient, K OC , for soil orders sampled in New Zealand for hexazinone and terbuthlyazine

From: A survey of herbicide use and a review of environmental fate in New Zealand planted forests

Soil order

Soil organic carbon (%)

Hexazinone

Terbuthylazine

Land use

Reference

Kd(mL g-1)

KOC(mL g-1)

Kd(mL g-1)

KOC(mL g-1)

Allophanic

10.3

2.8

30

39.3

274

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

Brown

5.2

1.9

37

16.9

322

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

6.8

1.0

40

3.0

42

Agriculture

Close et al. (2005)

3.3

0.4

11

5.0

151

Agriculture

Close et al.(2005)

3.9

1.8

45

6.9

177

Agriculture

Close et al.(2005)

Pallic

3.7

-

-

10.4

296

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

Podzol

7.6

1.4

19

50.2

576

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

Pumice

5.9

1.4

29

15.9

268

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

Raw

1.0

-

-

5.1

499

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

Recent

1.6

1.3

28

5.4

352

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)

2.4

2.3

97

13.7

575

Agriculture

Close et al. (2006)

Ultic

3.8

2.8

30

14.6

406

Planted forest

Rolando and Watt (2012)