The degradation of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid in the soils was enantioselective.
Quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid enantioselectively affected urease activity but not catalase.
Racemic quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop-acid were more toxic than (R)-enantiomers.
The toxicity of the metabolite to earthworm was much higher than the parent compound.