Pesticide fate and behaviour in Australian soils in relation to contamination and management of soil and water: A review

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 715-764

  Kookana, R S ^a,b   Baskaran, S ^a   Naidu, R ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Soil and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Desorption; Groundwater; Sorption; Transport; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031708205     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97109     Document Type: Review

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