Environmental properties and effects of nonionic surfactant adjuvants in pesticides: A review

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 871-901

  Krogh, K A ^a,b   Halling Sorensen B ^b   Mogensen, B B ^a   Vejrup, K V ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Adsorption; Biodegradation; Environmental fate; Nonionic surfactants; Pesticides; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LEACHING; PESTICIDES; RUNOFF; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SOIL ADSORPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PESTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PH; POLLUTANT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE;

EID: 0347927359     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00648-3     Document Type: Article

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