Estimating soil fumigant permeability of agricultural films using empty soil columns

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-181

  Cryer, Steven A ^a   Knuteson, James A ^b   Valcore, David L ^c   Olberding, Ed L ^a   Schnelle, Karl D ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b Flux Experts LLC   (United States)

^c JMC LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Contaminate degradation and transformation; Drinking water quality; Emissions; Exposure and risk; Groundwater quality; Non point sources; Soil and vegetation; Stochastic processes; Transport and dispersion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONTAMINATE DEGRADATION AND TRANSFORMATION; DRINKING-WATER QUALITY; EMISSIONS; EXPOSURE AND RISK; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NON-POINT SOURCES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANSPORT AND DISPERSION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEGRADATION; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; FUMIGATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOMERS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; RISK PERCEPTION; SOLIDS; SORPTION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; VAPORS; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

SOILS;

EID: 58349089027     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0286     Document Type: Article

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