The dissipation of hexazinone in tropical soils under semi-controlled field conditions in Kenya

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 690-696

  Lalah, Joseph O ^a   Muendo, Bonface M ^a   Getenga, Zachary M ^b  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Field dissipation; Half life; Hexazinone; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE WEATHER; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DRY SOIL; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD DISSIPATION; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; HALF-LIFE; HEXAZINONE; LOAM SOILS; TROPICAL SOIL; TROPICAL SOILS;

BIODEGRADATION; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSTING; HERBICIDES; TROPICS;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; HERBICIDE; HEXAZINONE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; DISSIPATION; HERBICIDE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TYPE; TROPICAL SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLAY; KENYA; METABOLISM; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HERBICIDES; KENYA; SOIL; TRIAZINES; VOLATILIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449368431     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230903163772     Document Type: Article

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