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The mobility of pendimethalin in sand soil and loamy sand soil was studied in soil column under laboratory conditions. The soils samples were collected from Sławoszewo (G1) and Zaspy Małe (G2). Commercial pendimethalin formulation (Panida 330 EC) and pendimethalin immobilized in alginate matrix were used for leaching experiment. The initial concentration of pendimethalin in soil, for both formulation was 2.0 mg/cm3. After application of herbicide, the columns were irrigated with: 100 mm, 40 mm and 3.7 mm of water. After 1 hour, when addition of water was completed soils were sampled in 5 cm segments and were used for the analysis of residues. The maximum concentration of pendimethalin was recovered from a depth of 0–5 cm in both the soils. The use of alginate CR formulation reduced the vertical mobility of pendimethalin into soil layer in comparison with the formulation EC.