Evaluation of alachlor degradation under transport conditions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-449

  Guo, Lei ^a   Wagenet, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOIL POLLUTION;

DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDES; SORPTION;

ALACHLOR; BREAKTHROUGH CURVES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALACHLOR; DEGRADATION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032797490     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030004x     Document Type: Article

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