Enantioselective Degradation of Rac-Metolachlor and S-Metolachlor in Soil1 1 Supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 20225721) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30270767).

Pedosphere

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-494

  MA, Yun ^a,b   LIU, Wei Ping ^a   WEN, Yue Zhong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

chiral separation; degradation; rac metolachlor; S metolachlor; soil

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PESTICIDE; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33845490444     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(06)60079-9     Document Type: Article

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