“…Contamination of water by pesticides is mainly due to runoff, usually within a few weeks after application. Once in the environment, its fate depends on volatilization, hydrolysis, and photolysis [8]. Diazinon undergoes fast hydrolysis at acidic and basic conditions, with half lives of 0.5, 171, and 6 days at pH 3.1, 7.3, and 10.4 (at 20-21 • C), respectively [9,2].…”