Evaluation of the environmental fate of thymol and phenethyl propionate in the laboratory

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 775-779

  Hu, Dingfei ^a   Coats, Joel ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 (4 hydroxyphenyl)ethanol; 2 phenylethanol; Dissipation; Environmental fate; Monoterpenoid

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THYMOL;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METABOLISM; PESTICIDE; PHENOL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HALF-LIFE; PESTICIDES; PROPIONATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; THYMOL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 46849118809     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1555     Document Type: Article

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