Degradation of the (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of the herbicides MCPP and dichlorprop in a continuous field-injection experiment

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 4160-4164

  Rügge, Kirsten ^a   Juhler, René K ^b   Broholm, Mette M ^a   Bjerg, Poul L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dichlorprop; Enantiomers; Herbicides; MCPP; Mecoprop

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; HERBICIDES; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS FIELD-INJECTION;

HYDROLOGY;

HERBICIDE; MECOPROP; PROPANIL; 2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; DICHLORPROP; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

DEGRADATION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DENMARK; ENANTIOMER; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; WATER TREATMENT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; DENMARK; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0036755338     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00131-8     Document Type: Article

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