Stochastic simulation of field-scale pesticide transport using Opus and GLEAMS

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 411-423

  Zacharias, S ^a   Heatwole, C D ^a   Persaud, N ^a   Bruggeman, A C ^a   Kumar, D ^b   Smith, C N ^c  

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

^b PBS and J   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HERBICIDES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALDICARB; METALOCHLOR;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALDICARB; GROUND WATER; METOLACHLOR; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; LEACHING; SOIL POLLUTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033105854     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800020007x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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