The transport and behaviour of isoproturon in unsaturated chalk cores

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-110

  Besien, T J ^a   Williams, R J ^a   Johnson, A C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curves; Chalk; Pesticides; Simulation; Solute transport; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; GROUND WATER; ISOPROTURON;

CHALK; HERBICIDE; LEACHING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LEACHING; MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034732715     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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