Degradation of the fungicide difenoconazole in a silt loam soil as affected by pretreatment and organic amendment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-414

  Thom, Ellen ^a   Ottow, Johannes C G ^a   Benckiser, Gero ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Degradation; Difenoconazole; Soil; Triazoles

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DIFENOCONAZOLE; FUNGICIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; SILT LOAM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030865055     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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