The aqueous photodegradation of fenitrothion under various agricultural plastics: Implications for pesticide longevity in agricultural 'micro-environments'

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-150

  Weber, Jan ^a   Halsall, Crispin J ^a   Wargent, Jason J ^a   Paul, Nigel D ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental persistence; Greenhouse; Pesticides; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

ARC LAMPS; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMERS; GREENHOUSES; INSECTICIDES; OPTICAL FILMS; PESTICIDES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PLASTIC FILMS; RATE CONSTANTS;

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERSISTENCES; FIRST-ORDER DEGRADATION RATES; LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; MOLAR ABSORPTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS; SOLAR LIGHT SPECTRUM; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS;

AGRICULTURE;

FENITROTHION; PESTICIDE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; XENON;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FENITROTHION; LONGEVITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PLASTIC;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MICROENVIRONMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 65549092675     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.084     Document Type: Article

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