Emissions of Methyl Bromide from Agricultural Fields: Rate Estimates and Methods of Reduction

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 652, Issue , 1997, Pages 116-134

  Yates, S R ^a   Gan, Jianying ^a   Ernst, F F ^a   Wang, D ^a   Yates, Marylynn V ^b  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0346541582     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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