Acrylamide monomer leaching from polyacrylamide-treated irrigation furrows

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2293-2298

  Lentz, R D ^a   Andrawes, F F ^b   Barvenik, F W ^b   Koehn, A C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; MONOMERS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYMERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS;

ACRYLAMIDE MONOMERS; AGRICULTURE APPLICATIONS; CORN FIELDS; DE FACTO; DETECTION LIMITS; FLOWING WATERS; FURROW IRRIGATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; IRRIGATED FIELDS; IRRIGATED SOILS; LEACHING LOSSES; POLYACRYL AMIDES; WATER SAMPLES; WATER STANDARDS; ZEA MAYS L.;

POTABLE WATER;

CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MONOMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; MAIZE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLIC RESINS; AGRICULTURE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57049102776     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0574     Document Type: Article

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