Potential of the insecticides acephate and methamidophos to contaminate groundwater

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-86

  Yen, Jui Hung ^a   Lin, Kuo Hsiung ^a   Wang, Yei Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acephate; Groundwater; Methamidophos

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; GROUND WATER; METHAMIDOPHOS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

EID: 0033979390     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1999.1846     Document Type: Article

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