Comparison of fate and transport of isoxaflutole to atrazine and metolachlor in 10 Iowa rivers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6933-6939

  Meyer, Michael T ^a   Scribner, Elisabeth A ^a   Kalkhoff, Stephen J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; DEETHYLATRAZINE;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

ACETAMIDE; ATRAZINE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DIKETONITRILE; HERBICIDE; ISOXAFLUTOLE; METOLACHLOR; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; HERBICIDES; WEED CONTROL;

ATRAZINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; DEGRADATION; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TRANSPORT; WEED CONTROL;

ACETAMIDES; ATRAZINE; IOWA; ISOXAZOLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35348823232     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070903t     Document Type: Article

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