Photodegradation of some Organophosphorous Pesticides

일부 유기인계 농약의 광분해성

The present study was performed to investigate photodegradation rate constants and degradation products of dichlorvos and methidathion by the USEPA method. The two pesticides were very stable in sunlight for 16 days from September 2 to 18, 1998 and humic acid had no sensitizing effect on the photolysis of each pesticide in sunlight. The photolysis rate was fast-est for methidathion, followed by dichlorvos in the presence of UV irradiation. Photodegradation rate constant and half-life of dichlorvos were 0.0208 and 33.3 min, respectively. Photodegradation rate constant and half-life of methidathion were 0.6789 and 1.0min, respectively. The two pesticides were degraded completely in the presence of UV irradiation and UV irradiation with TiO$_2$in about 3 hours. Therefore, it is suggested that UV treatment will be effective for the degradation of pesticides in the process of drinking water purification. In case of dichlorvos and methidathion, UV irradiation with TiO$_2$was more effective for degradation than W irradiation. In order to identify photolysis products, the extracts of degradation products were analyzed by GC/ MS. The mass spectrum of photolysis products of dichlorvos was at m/z 153, those of the photolysis of methidathion were at m/z 198 and 214, respectively. Photolysis products of dichlorvos was Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphate(DMP), those of methidathion were Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphorothioate(DMTP) and Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphorodithioate (DMDTP).

Dichlorvos 및 methidathion에 대한 광분해 실험을 수행하여 속도상수와 분해생성물을 측정하였다. 햇빛을 이용한 광분해 실험은 1998년 9월 2일부터 9월 18일 까지 수행하였으며 두가지 농약이 상당기간 동안 안정함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 햇빛 아래서는 humic acid의 광관여 효과가 없음을 알 수 있었다. 자외선을 이용한 광분해 실험에서 dichlorvos의 광분해속도상수와 반감기는 각각 0.0208 및 33.3분으로 조사되었고, methidathion의 경우는 각각 0.6189 및 1.0분으로 조사되어 methidathion의 광분해는 4분 이내에 99% 이상의 매우 빠른 분해양상을 보였다. 두가지 농약 모두 3시간 이내에 분해되었고, 따라서 먹는물 정수처리시 농약의 분해가 필요할 때는 자외선을 이용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다. 또한, dichlorvos 및 methidathion은 자외선을 단독조사 하였을 때 보다 TiO$_2$를 첨가하였을 경우 분해는 다소 빠르게 진행되었다. 광분해에 의한 분해생성물을 확인하고자 GC/MS분석을 한 결과 dichlorvos에서는 분해생성물로 m/z=153의 Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphate(DMP)를 확인하였다. Methidathion의 경우 분해생성물로 m/z=198 과 m/z=214로 각각 Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphorothioate(DMTP)와 Ο, Ο-dimethyl phosphorodithioate(DMDTP)를 확인하였다.