Effect of combined application of methyl isothiocyanate and chloropicrin on their transformation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2157-2164

  Zheng, Wei ^a,b   Yates, Scott R ^b   Papiernik, Sharon K ^c   Guo, Mingxin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUMIGATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ABIOTIC COMPETETION; FUMIGANTS; METHYL ISOTHIOCYNATE (MITC);

SOILS;

BISULFIDE; CHLOROPICRIN; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHAM SODIUM; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEST CONTROL; REDUCTION; SOIL FUMIGATION; SOIL MICROFLORA; TRANSFORMATION; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 8744253568     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.2157     Document Type: Article

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