Earthworms and the dissipation and distribution of atrazine in the soil profile

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-33

  Farenhorst, A ^a   Topp, E ^b   Bowman, B T ^b   Tomlin, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrazine mineralization; Atrazine transport; Earthworms

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CARBON 14; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HERBIVORY; MAIZE; METHANOL; MINERALIZATION; PERSISTENCE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL;

ATRAZINE; EARTHWORM; SOIL PROFILE;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0033989255     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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