Analysing the fate of nanopesticides in soil and the applicability of regulatory protocols using a polymer-based nanoformulation of atrazine

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11699-11707

  Kah, Melanie ^a   Machinski, Patrick ^a   Koerner, Petra ^a   Tiede, Karen ^b   Grillo, Renato ^c,d   Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes ^c,d   Hofmann, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degradation; Nanocapsule; Nanoparticle; OECD; Pesticide; Plant protection; Risk assessment; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892852145     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2523-6     Document Type: Article

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