Atrazine in water and biodegradation in a recharge area of Guarany aquifer in Brazil

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Cerdeira, A L ^a   Santos, N A G ^b   Ueta, J ^b   Shuhama, I K ^b   Pessoa, M C P Y ^a   Smith Jr , S ^c   Lanchote, V L ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; GROUND WATER; WATER; HERBICIDE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BRAZIL; CULTIVATED LAND; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; AGRICULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 3142766756     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0402-4     Document Type: Article

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