Fate of the herbicide sulfometuron methyl (Oust®) and effects on invertebrates in drainages of an intensively managed plantation

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2497-2504

  Michael, J L ^a   Batzer, D P ^b   Fischer, J B ^a   Gibbs, H L ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; FORESTRY; STORMS;

SULFOMETURON METHYL; WATER BEETLES; WATER FLEAS;

HERBICIDES;

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HERBICIDE; INVERTEBRATE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

FORESTRY; HERBICIDES;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOCERA; COLEOPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PHYSIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33846269646     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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