Soil fate of agricultural fumigants in raised-bed, plasticulture systems in the Southeastern United States

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1204-1214

  Chellemi, Dan O ^a   Ajwa, Husein A ^b   Sullivan, David A ^c   Alessandro, Rocco ^a   Gilreath, James P ^d   Yates, Scott R ^e  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Extension Univ of California   (United States)

^c Sullivan Environmental Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d PhytoServices   (United States)

^e U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ,3-DICHLOROPROPENE; ABIOTIC FACTORS; AGRICULTURAL FUMIGANT; APPLICATION SCENARIO; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; COMPACTED SOIL; DEGRADATION RATE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; FIELD CAPACITY; GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; METALIZED FILMS; METHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; PLANT RESIDUES; PLASTICULTURE SYSTEM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SOIL ATMOSPHERE; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL RETENTION; SOIL TEXTURES; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FUMIGATION; METALLIZING; PESTICIDES; POLYETHYLENES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOIL MOISTURE; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

1,3 DICHLOROPROPENE; CHLOROPICRIN; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; FUMIGANT; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; POLYETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; FILM; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FUMIGATION; UNITED STATES; VAPOR; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; FLORIDA; FUMIGATION; GEORGIA; HYDROCARBONS; PESTICIDES; PLASTICS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79960732954     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0494     Document Type: Article

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