Microbial degradation of the benzonitrile herbicides dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil in soil and subsurface environments - Insights into degradation pathways, persistent metabolites and involved degrader organisms

Maria S. Holtze; Sebastian R. Sørensen; Jan Sørensen; Jens Aamand

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.020

Microbial degradation of the benzonitrile herbicides dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil in soil and subsurface environments - Insights into degradation pathways, persistent metabolites and involved degrader organisms

Maria S. Holtze, Sebastian R. Sørensen, Jan Sørensen, Jens Aamand

Department of Geochemistry

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Abstract

The benzonitriles dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil are important broad-spectrum or selective herbicides used in agriculture, orchards and public areas worldwide. The dichlobenil metabolite 2,6-dichlorobenzamide is the most frequently encountered groundwater contaminant in Denmark, which suggests that the environmental fate of these three structurally related benzonitrile herbicides should be addressed in detail. This review summarises the current knowledge on microbial degradation of dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil with particular focus on common features of degradation rates and pathways, accumulation of persistent metabolites and diversity of the involved degrader organisms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-168
Number of pages	14
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	154
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.020
Publication status	Published - Jul 2008

Keywords

Benzonitrile herbicides
Degradation pathways
Groundwater contamination
Metabolites
Review

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Programme Area 2: Water Resources

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Holtze, M. S., Sørensen, S. R., Sørensen, J., & Aamand, J. (2008). Microbial degradation of the benzonitrile herbicides dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil in soil and subsurface environments - Insights into degradation pathways, persistent metabolites and involved degrader organisms. Environmental Pollution, 154(2), 155-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.020

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Microbial degradation of the benzonitrile herbicides dichlobenil, bromoxynil and ioxynil in soil and subsurface environments - Insights into degradation pathways, persistent metabolites and involved degrader organisms. / Holtze, Maria S.; Sørensen, Sebastian R.; Sørensen, Jan et al.
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