A Study on the Environmental Degradation of Pesticides Azinphos Methyl and Parathion Methyl

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-309

  Athanasopoulos, Panagiotis E ^a   Kyriakidis, Nikolaos V ^a   Stavropoulos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Azinphos methyl; Insecticide degradation; Parathion methyl; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DECOMPOSITION; EMULSIFICATION; GLASS; REFRIGERATION; WEATHERING;

BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; PETRI DISHES;

PESTICIDES;

AZINPHOS METHYL; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE;

DEGRADATION; INSECTICIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENT; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

AZINPHOSMETHYL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FOOD PRESERVATION; HALF-LIFE; HUMIDITY; INSECTICIDES; KINETICS; MALUS; METHYL PARATHION; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1842780111     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120030243     Document Type: Article

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