Biodegradation of aged residues of atrazine and alachlor in a mix-load site soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2484-2492

  Chirnside, Anastasia E M ^a   Ritter, William F ^a   Radosevich, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Atrazine; Bioaugmentation; Degradation rate; Half life; Pesticide mix load site; Selected microbial consortium

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BIOAUGMENTATION; DEGRADATION RATE; HALF-LIFE; SELECTED MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BOTTLES; HERBICIDES; RATE CONSTANTS; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

DEGRADATION;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMETRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 70350574161     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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