Effects of atrazine and alachlor on self-purification processes in receiving streams

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Zagorc Koncan, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Atrazine; Laboratory river model; Selfpurification processes; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HERBICIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIVERS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISMS; LABORATORY RIVER MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY TEST;

PURIFICATION;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; CHLOROPHYLL A; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; RIVER WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ALGA; BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0029898957     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00280-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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