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Web URL(s):http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/tgtre/article/1997aug7.pdf
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Author(s):Vittum, Patricia J.
Author Affiliation:Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Title:Insecticides and environmental issues
Article Series:Insecticide series part V
Source:TurfGrass TRENDS. Vol. 6, No. 8, August 1997, p. 7-15.
Publishing Information:Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications
# of Pages:9
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Insecticides; Environmental effects; Fate; Adsorption; Transport (chemical); Degradation; Soil microorganisms; Isofenphos; Case studies
Abstract/Contents:Discusses chemical properties of insecticides (water solubility, sorption, and persistence), and the three possible consequences of insecticide application: adsorption, transfer (drift, volatilization, run-off, leaching, and crop removal), and degradation (hydrolysis, alkaline hydrolysis, biological degradation, and photodegradation). Details a microbial degradation case study of isofenphos.
Language:English
References:3
See Also:See also part IV in the series: "How insecticides work", TurfGrass TRENDS, 6(7) July 1997, p. 9-12, R=59775 R=59775

See also part VII in the series: "Insect monitoring techniques and setting thresholds", TurfGrass TRENDS, 6(12) December 1997, p. 8-15, R=59782 R=59782
Note:Glossary
Includes sidebar, "Risk factors of groundwater and surface water contamination"; p. 7
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Vittum, P. J. 1997. Insecticides and environmental issues. TurfGrass Trends. 6(8):p. 7-15.
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