Pesticide degradation in a 'biobed' composting substrate

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-537

  Fogg, Paul ^a   Boxall, Alistair B A ^a   Walker, Allan ^b   Jukes, Andrew A ^b  

^a Cranfield Centre for EcoChemistry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biobeds; Degradation; Mixtures; Pesticide; Repeat applications; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMETHOATE; EPOXICONAZOLE; ISOPROTURON; PENDIMETHALIN; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; PESTICIDE; TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SOIL; TOXICOKINETICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; KINETICS; PESTICIDES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0037695149     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.685     Document Type: Article

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