ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Occurrence of Residues of Warfarin
after Its Application to Cereal Crops
K. Laktičová1, R. Hromada1, M. Ondrašovič1, J. Legáth1, R. Ďurečko2,
O. Ondrašovičová1, B. Nowakovic-Dębek3, L. Saba3
1University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, Košice, Slovak Republic
2State Veterinary and Food Institute, Hlinkova 1, Košice, Slovak Republic
3Department of Animal and Environment Hygiene, Faculty of Biology and Animal Breeding, Agricultural University, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
2State Veterinary and Food Institute, Hlinkova 1, Košice, Slovak Republic
3Department of Animal and Environment Hygiene, Faculty of Biology and Animal Breeding, Agricultural University, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2009;18(3):405–409
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ABSTRACT
Environmental hazards posed by unintentional and excessive penetration of chemical substances into
water, air and soil is noticeable in its harmful effects on plants, free range animals, quality of environment components
and biodiversity in general.
The chemicals used in agricultural practices enter the food chain most frequently through their application
to soil or crops. Regarding the employment of pest-control preparations, rodenticides play an important
role in controlling harmful rodents.
The present paper reports the investigation of residues fromKumatox Z rodenticide preparation with an
active ingredient – warfarin – applied to cereal crops. Kumatox Z is a rodenticide bait containing the active
ingredient warfarin in 0.05% concentration. The preparation was employed in the form of cereal baits to soil
surface. The research results showed the presence of warfarin residues in the treated soil and cereals grown
over there. Determination of residues was carried out by HPLC; interestingly, they were found in the soil even
after three years.
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