Herbicides in karst groundwater in southeast West Virginia

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 755-765

  Pasquarell, G C ^a,b   Boye, D G ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; METABOLITES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

ATRAZINE; DEETHYLATION; DESETHYLATRAZINE; DESISOPROPYLATRAZINE; KARST GROUNDWATER; METOLACHLOR; SIMAZINE; WEST VIRGINIA;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030200541     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500040015x     Document Type: Article

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