Effect of solution pH conditions on fluorescence of spray deposition tracers

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Zhu, Heping ^a   Derksen, Richard C ^a   Krause, Charles R ^a   Fox, Robert D ^a   Brazee, Ross D ^a   Ozkan, H Erdal ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye; Pesticide; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

DYES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; SPRAYING;

FLUORESCENT INTENSITY; SPRAY DEPOSITION TRACERS; SPRAY DRIFT;

PESTICIDES;

EID: 20844449023     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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