Penconazole is a widely used fungicide in the UK; however, to date, there have been no peer-reviewed publications reporting human metabolism, excretion or biological monitoring data. The objectives of this study were to i) develop a robust analytical method, ii) determine biomarker levels in volunteers exposed to penconazole, and, finally, to iii) measure the metabolites in samples collected as...

Simultaneous enantioseparation of three chiral triazole fungicides i.e. penconazole, myclobutanil and triadimefon by cyclodextrin-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography (CD-MEKC) under acidic condition was investigated with different HP-γ-CD concentrations as chiral selector. The three triazole fungicides have an asymmetrically substituted carbon atom respectively, and they all contain...

Sorption-desorption of two different hydrophobic fungicides, penconazole and metalaxyl, by a series of clay minerals layered and non-layered (montmorillonite, illite, kaolinite, muscovite, sepiolite and palygorskite) modified with the two-chain cationic surfactant, dihexadecyldimetylammonium (DHDDMA) was studied by first time in this work. DHDDMA-clays showed a good capacity to sorb both fungic...

The title compound, C(13)H(15)Cl(2)N(3), also known as penconazole, crystallizes as a racemate. The dihedral angle between the benzene and triazole rings is 24.96 (13)°. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked into chains running parallel to the c axis by inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.

The UK regulatory methods currently used for estimating residents' potential pesticide exposure were assessed to determine whether they provide sufficiently conservative estimates. A non-random sample of 149 residents living within 100 m of fields where pesticides were sprayed provided first morning void urine samples one and/or two days after spraying. Using farmers' spray information, regulat...

Apple and pear scab are foliar pathogens of apple trees. Unmanaged, yield aesthetic losses can be severe. The risk resistance associated with over-reliance on fungicides means novel pathogen management methods products increasingly required. Chitin chitosan widely recognised as induced (IR) agents that trigger plant defence responses in turn enhance resilience to ingress. A container field tria...

The phyllosphere is colonized by complex microbial communities, which are adapted to the harsh habitat. Although the role and ecology of nonpathogenic microorganisms of the phyllosphere are only partially understood, leaf microbiota could have a beneficial role in plant growth and health. Pesticides and biocontrol agents are frequently applied to grapevines, but the impact on nontarget microorg...