Fate and transport of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in surface waters of agricultural basins

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-30

  Coupe, Richard H ^a   Kalkhoff, Stephen J ^a   Capel, Paul D ^a   Gregoire, Caroline ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

AMPA; Glyphosate; Load; Runoff; Subsurface drainage; Surface water

Indexed keywords

AMINOMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GLYPHOSATE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84155181156     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2212     Document Type: Article

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