Herbicides can persist in soil and be transported from the application site to the environment. An experiment was conducted to estimate imazethapyr and clomazone persistence in rice paddy water. The treatments included application of the formulated herbicide mixture (imazethapyr 75 g a.i. L-1 + imazapic 25 g a.i. L-1) and clomazone (500 g a.i. L-1). Imazethapyr and clomazone concentrations in water were evaluated from the 1st to the 62nd day after flooding. The period of herbicide detection in water was longer for imazethapyr. Imazethapyr half-life in paddy water varied between 1.6 and 6.2 days and clomazone half-life was 5 days.
imazethapyr; clomazone; residues in water; Oryza sativa
