Degradation of metolachlor in bare and vegetated soils and in simulated water-sediment systems

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2627-2632

  Mersie, Wondi ^a   McNamee, Clyde ^a   Seybold, Cathy ^b   Wu, Jigang ^a   Tierney, Dennis ^c  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Half life; Metolachlor; Sediment; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; METABOLITES; MOISTURE; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEGRADATION RATE; LOAM SOILS; METOCHLOR; VEGETATED SOILS;

SOILS;

HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; WATER;

DEGRADATION; HALF LIFE; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; GRASS; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLITE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

ACETAMIDES; ALKANESULFONATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALF-LIFE; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXAMIC ACID; PANICUM; TEMPERATURE; VIRGINIA; WATER;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 5444236886     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-60     Document Type: Article

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