Comparative fates of atrazine and deethylatrazine in sterile and nonsterile soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Kruger, Ellen L ^a   Rice, Pamela J ^a   Anhalt, Jennifer C ^a   Anderson, Todd A ^a   Coats, Joel R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MOISTURE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SAMPLING; SOILS; STANDARDS;

ATRAZINE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOTIC MECHANISMS; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; DEISOPROPYLATRAZINE; HALF LIVES; INCUBATION; PERSISTENCE; SOIL DEPTH;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ATRAZINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031032183     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600010015x     Document Type: Article

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