Degradation of [carboxyl-14C] 2,4-D and [ring-U-14C] 2,4-D in 114 agricultural soils as affected by soil organic carbon content

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 217-227

  Gaultier, Jeanette ^a   Farenhorst, Annemieke ^a   Cathcart, Jason ^b   Goddard, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

carboxyl 14C 2,4 D; ring U 14C 2,4 D; Degradation; Microbial activity; Soil properties; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; PESTICIDES; SOILS; SORPTION;

ALBERTA SOILS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; PESTICIDE PARAMETERS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35348861846     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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