Determination and dynamics of difenoconazole residues in Chinese cabbage and soil

An analytical method was developed using a solid phase extraction (SPE) cleanup and gas chromatography for detecting the residues of difenoconazole in Chinese cabbage and soil. The recovery and the relative standard deviation of this method in Chinese cabbage was 87.6–99.0%, 1.71–10.50%, respectively; in soil was 92.4–95.5%, 4.93–10.70%, respectively. Further degradation of difenoconazole residue in Chinese cabbage and soil was studied to evaluate residue behavior and environmental safety of difenoconazole. Degradation rate of difenoconazole in both Chinese cabbage and soil followed the first order kinetics with the half-lives of 6.6–7.8 and 54.2–55.0 days, respectively.