Spot fumigation: Fumigant gas dispersion and emission characteristics

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5783-5789

  Wang, D ^a   Browne, G ^b   Gao, S ^a   Hanson, B ^a   Gerik, J ^a   Qin, R ^a   Tharayil, N ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; CALIFORNIA; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD STUDIES; FUMIGANT GAS; IN-LINE; NON-ATTAINMENT; RADIAL DISTANCE; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL GAS; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; FUMIGATION; INSECT CONTROL; ORCHARDS; PESTICIDES; SOILS; SUBIRRIGATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CHLOROPICRIN; PROPYLENE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DRIP IRRIGATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FUMIGATION; GAS FLOW; GRASS; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; SOIL GAS; STANDARD (REGULATION); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELD STUDY; GAS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NEMATODE; ORCHARD; PARASITE CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; SOIL; SOIL FUMIGATION;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUMIGATION; GASES; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 68049139691     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9015662     Document Type: Article

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