A standardized approach for estimating the permeability of plastic films to soil fumigants under various field and environmental conditions

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1375-1382

  Papiernik, Sharon K ^a   Yates, Scott R ^b   Chellemi, Daniel O ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FUMIGANT EMISSION; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; R VALUE; RATE LIMITING FACTORS; SOIL FUMIGANTS; SOIL FUMIGATION; SOIL SURFACES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FUMIGATION; SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS;

PESTICIDES;

CHLOROPICRIN; METHYL BROMIDE; PLASTIC; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FILM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PERMEABILITY; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SOIL FUMIGATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR; ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENT; PERMEABILITY; PESTICIDES; PLASTICS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 79960729138     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0118     Document Type: Article

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