Persistence of chlorpyrifos, fenamiphos, chlorothalonil, and pendimethalin in soil and their effects on soil microbial characteristics

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-188

  Singh, B Kumar ^a,b   Walker, A ^a   Wright, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; FENAMIPHOS; PENDIMETHALIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORPYRIFOS; HALF-LIFE; KINETICS; NITRILES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036705457     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0045-2     Document Type: Article

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