Herbicide loss following application to a railway

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 556-564

  Ramwell, Carmel T ^a   Heather, Andrew I J ^a   Shepherd, Anthony J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Herbicides; Railway; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; DIURON; GLYPHOSATE; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; ISOXABEN; ORYZALIN; OXADIAZON; RAIN; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RAILWAY; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; THROUGHFLOW;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND DRAINAGE; PILOT STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAILWAY; RATING SCALE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; HERBICIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; RAILROADS; RAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 2542635124     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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