The acetochlor registration partnership surface water monitoring program for four corn herbicides

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 877-889

  Hackett, Amy G ^a   Gustafson, David I ^a   Moran, Sharon J ^a   Hendley, Paul ^b   Van Wesenbeeck, Ian ^c   Simmons, Nick D ^c   Klein, Andrew J ^d   Kronenberg, Joel M ^a   Fuhrman, John D ^a   Honegger, Joy L ^a   Hanzas, John ^e   Healy, David ^e   Stone, Christopher T ^e  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^c DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^d Klein and Associates   (United States)

^e Stone Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; DEGRADATION; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; POTABLE WATER;

ACETOCHLOR; ATRAZINE; COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS (CWS); SURFACE DRINKING WATER;

SURFACE WATERS;

ACETANILIDE DERIVATIVE; ACETOCHLOR; ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; CHLOROACETANILIDE; DRINKING WATER; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; WATER MONITORING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; ZEA MAYS;

CORN; DEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; SURFACE WATER;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 21044432988     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.0411     Document Type: Article

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