Persistence of atrazine and alachlor in ground water aquifers and soil

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 203-235

  Schwab, A P ^a   Splichal, P A ^b   Banks, M K ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Aquifer; Atrazine; Degradation; Environment; Ground water; Herbicides; Leachate; Soil; Transport; Water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; ENVIRONMENT; LEACHATE; TRANSPORT;

HERBICIDES;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; CARBON; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HERBICIDES; SOILS; WATER;

ALACHLOR; AQUIFER; ATRAZINE; CARBON; DEGRADATION; DISSIPATION; GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; NUTRIENT; SIMULATION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EID: 33645888694     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-9037-2     Document Type: Article

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