Effect of urea on degradation of terbuthylazine in soil

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1035-1040

  Barra Caracciolo, Anna ^a   Giuliano, Giuseppe ^a   Grenni, Paola ^a   Cremisini, Carlo ^b   Ciccoli, Roberto ^b   Ubaldi, Carla ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degradation; Soil; Terbuthylazine; Urea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; PESTICIDES; SOILS;

ATRAZINE; STERILIZED SOILS; TERBUTHYLAZINE;

UREA;

ATRAZINE; DEETHYLTERBUTYLAZINE; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; TERBUTYLAZINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

DEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; UREA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERTILIZERS; HERBICIDES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES; UREA;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCIDES; DEGRADATION; NITRATES; POLLUTION; SOIL; UREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18244361829     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-253R.1     Document Type: Article

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