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Attapulgite-pesticide interactions

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As most pesticides are either insoluble or only slightly soluble in water and must be applied in relatively small amounts over large areas, they are formulated in such a way that a highly concentrated organic chemical can be put into a convenient-to-use and effective form for field use by blending it with additives and inert carriers. The formulation must be easy and economical to use, do the job it is meant for, have an adequate shelf-life, and have no undesirable side effects. In solid-based formulations, the inert materials used, called diluents or carriers, can be either botanicals (e.g., ground corn cobs, walnut shells), synthetics (both organic and inorganic), or minerals (carbonates, oxides, and clays). In 1976 nearly 300,000 tons of various clays were delivered to pesticide manufacturers in the United States alone for use in pesticide formulations (U.S. Department of Agriculture 1976). Of this amount, over 65% was attapulgite. The predominance of attapulgite in the formulation of pesticides in preference to more common clay minerals such as kaolinite and montmorillonite stems from the fact that it is not easily flocculated by electrolytes and does not cake at high relative humidities but remains free-flowing (HADEN and SCHWINT1967).

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Gerstl, Z., Yaron, B. (1981). Attapulgite-pesticide interactions. In: Gunther, F.A., Gunther, J.D. (eds) Residue Reviews. Residue Reviews, vol 78. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5910-7_4

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