Determination of methyl isothiocyanate in air downwind of fields treated with metam-sodium by subsurface drip irrigation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 7373-7378

  Woodrow, James E ^a   Seiber, James N ^b   Lenoir, James S ^a   Krieger, Robert I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Exposure; Metam sodium; MITC; Vapor sampling

Indexed keywords

ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHAM; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL; THIOCARBAMATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 51749122477     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801145v     Document Type: Article

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