Chiral Pesticides in Soil and Water and Exchange with the Atmosphere

• Published in: The Scientific World JOURNAL
• Main Authors: Terry F. Bidleman, Andi D. Leone, Renee L. Falconer, Tom Harner, Liisa M.M. Jantunen, Karin Wiberg, Paul A. Helm, Miriam L. Diamond, Binh Loo
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2002
• Subjects: Environmental Chemistry; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Alabama; Arctic Lake; Chukchi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.109

The enantiomers of chiral pesticides are often metabolised at different rates in soil and water, leading to nonracemic residues. This paper reviews enantioselective metabolism of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil and water, and the use of enantiomers to follow transport and fate processes. Re...