Reducing the use of agrochemicals: A simple experiment

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-247

  Vidal, M M ^a   Filipe, Olga M S ^a   Cruz Costa, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGELS; LEACHING; SOILS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; WATER;

AGROCHEMICALS; GELATIN GELS; SOIL-WATER RELEASE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;

EID: 31644436223     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p245     Document Type: Article

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