Potential denitrification and nitrification tests for evaluation of pesticide effects in soil

Ambio

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-28

  Pell, Mikael ^a   Stenberg, Bo ^a   Torstensson, Lennart ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE INHIBITION METHOD; CHLORATE INHIBITION METHOD; DENITRIFICATION; IOXYNIL; MANCOZEB; MANEB; NITRAPYRIN; NITRIFICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; ZINEB;

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PESTICIDE; SOIL; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031884984     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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37. We wish to thank Lena Funke and Ulrika sundqvist for their assistance in performing the tests. The work forms a part of the Integrated Soil Analysis (ISA) programme. Financial support by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is gratefully acknowledged.