Variation in atrazine mineralization rates in relation to agricultural management practice

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 647-657

  Ostrofsky, Ellen B ^a   Traina, Samuel J ^a   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HERBICIDES; MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLING; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ATRAZINE; MINERALIZATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

ATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; DEALKYLATION; DEGRADATION; DEHALOGENATION; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION;

GLYCINE MAX; RIPARIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031149937     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600030009x     Document Type: Article

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