Pesticide leaching into field soils: Sensitivity analysis of four mathematical models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 265-280

  Persicani, Danilo ^a  

^a CRGA Geologia and Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Herbicides; Model comparison; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; FIELD SOIL; GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDE; LEACHING; SOIL DEPTH;

LEACHING; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; PESTICIDES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS;

EID: 0029656707     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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