Organic amendments to enhance herbicide biodegradation in contaminated soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 541-545

  Moorman, Thomas B ^a   Cowan, Jennifer K ^b   Arthur, Ellen L ^b   Coats, Joel R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Bioremediation; Metolachlor; Pesticides; Trifluralin

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; PLANT RESIDUE; SAWDUST; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE; TRIFLURALIN; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034947772     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740100367     Document Type: Article

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