Table 4 Herbicide concentrations (µg l−1) at days 0 and day 330. Includes transformation products and concentrations which were measured and estimated. (See SOM Tables 3 and 4 for identification and quantification details).

From: Contribution of transformation products towards the total herbicide toxicity to tropical marine organisms

Parent herbicide

Time (d)

Parent herbicide concentration

% degradation

Transformation product concentration

  

Diuron

   

3,4- Dichloroaniline

DCPU

DCPMU

0

967

 

BDL

BDL

BDL

330

71

93%

2.1

85

236

   

Desethyl atrazine

Desisopropyl Atrazine

Atrazine hydroxy

Atrazine

0

773

 

BDL

BDL

BDL

330

278

64%

36

5.1

30

   

Ametryn hydroxy

Ametryn desethyl

Ametryn desisopropyl

Ametryn

0

429

 

BDL

BDL

BDL

330

189

56%

188

23

BDL

   

Hexazinone oxy

Hexazinone hydroxy

Hexazinone desmethyl

Hexazinone

0

871

 

BDL

BDL

BDL

330

366

58%

26

5.4

91

   

Desethyl simazine

Simazine hydroxy

Simazine amine

Simazine

0

1024

 

BDL

BDL

BDL

330

384

63%

79

45

31