Degradation
Pesticides in both the particulate and dissolved forms are subject to degradation. The amount of pesticide that is removed from the water via degradation is:
8:4.1.6
where is the amount of pesticide removed from the water via degradation (mg pst), is the rate constant for degradation or removal of pesticide in the water (1/day), and is the amount of pesticide in the water at the beginning of the day (mg pst). The rate constant is related to the aqueous half-life:
8:4.1.7
where is the rate constant for degradation or removal of pesticide in the water (1/day), and is the aqueous half-life for the pesticide (days).
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