Analytical Method for the Determination of Atrazine and Its Dealkylated Chlorotriazine Metabolites in Urine by Gas Chromatography/Mass Selective Detection

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Bodalbhai, Liakat H ^a   Yokley, Robert A ^a   Cheung, Max W ^a  

^a Syngenta Crop Protection Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Chlorodealkylated triazine metabolites; Gas chromatography mass selective detection (GC MSD); Good Laboratory Practices (GLP); Human exposure; Selected ion monitoring (SIM); Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000477784     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970397z     Document Type: Article

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