Diuron herbicide degradation catalyzed by low molecular weight humic acid-like compounds

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 359-363

  Salvestrini, Stefano ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diuron; Herbicide abiotic degradation; Humic acid catalysis; Humic acid like compounds; Hydrolysis; Phenylureas

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOIL MOISTURE; UREA; WEED CONTROL;

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; ACID CATALYSIS; DIURON; HERBICIDE ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC ACID CATALYSE; HUMIC ACID-LIKE COMPOUND; HUMIC-ACID-LIKE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENYLUREAS;

HERBICIDES;

EID: 84888129833     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-013-0415-5     Document Type: Article

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