Studies on persistence of temephos in sandy loam soil under field and laboratory conditions

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 108-115

  Verma, Gayatri ^c   Kumar, A ^c   Tomar, Alka ^a   Singh, K K ^b  

^a Research House   (India)

^b Agriculture and Soil Survey   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Moisture levels and formulations; Persistence; Sandy loam soil; Temephos

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; TEMEFOS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EMULSION; LABORATORY; LEACHING; MOISTURE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF-LIFE; INSECTICIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMEFOS;

EID: 7644238360     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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