Herbicide residues in composts: PH and salinity affect the growth of bioassay plants

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 929-936

  Brinton, W F ^a,c   Evans, E ^a   Blewett, T C ^b  

^a Woods End Research Laboratory Incorporated   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPOST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION; SALINITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GERMINATION; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SALTS; SOIL;

EID: 30544444747     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0839-0     Document Type: Article

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