Anaerobic degradation of dicamba and metribuzin in riparian wetland soils

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-94

  Pavel, Edelgard W ^a   Lopez, Alfredo R ^a   Berry, Duane F ^a   Smith, Eric P ^a   Reneau, Raymond B ^a   Mostaghimi, Saied ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Dicamba; Metribuzin; Riparian wetland soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; DICAMBA; GROUND WATER; METRIBUZIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0032890002     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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