Predicted atrazine concentrations in the Great Lakes: Implications for biological effects

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 455-467

  Tierney, Dennis P ^a   Nelson, Paul A ^b   Christensen, Brian R ^b   Kloibery Watson, Steven M ^b  

^a Syngenta Crop Protection Inc   (United States)

^b Montgomery Watson   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Great Lakes; Model; Risk

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032748381     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70754-9     Document Type: Article

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