Occurrence and relationship of organophosphorus insecticides and their degradation products in the atmosphere in Western Canada agricultural regions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8541-8546

  Raina, Renata ^a   Hall, Patricia ^a   Sun, Lina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADIAN PRAIRIE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHLORPYRIFOS-OXON; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; LOCAL SOURCE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES; SASKATCHEWAN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

DEGRADATION; INSECTICIDES; LAKES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRASSHOPPER; GRASSLAND; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEGRADATION; GRASSHOPPER; LAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIAZINON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SASKATCHEWAN; WEATHER;

BRATTS LAKE; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 78449232328     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102450k     Document Type: Article

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