Conversion of metam sodium and emission of fumigant from soil columns

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 36, 2006, Pages 7046-7056

  Zheng, Wei ^a,b   Yates, Scott R ^b   Papiernik, Sharon K ^c   Nunez, Joe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Emission reduction; Fumigant; Metam sodium; MITC; Surface water sealing

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY; VAPORIZATION;

CONVERSION; EMISSION REDUCTION; FUMIGANT; METAM SODIUM; MITC; SURFACE WATER SEALING;

FUMIGATION;

METHAM SODIUM; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; DECOMPOSITION; FUMIGANT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL MOISTURE; TOXICITY; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTATION; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748778203     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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