Growers who know and understand persistence, half-life, and mobility of chemical pesticides that protect crops, can reduce the risk of pesticides leaching from the rooting zone of crops to groundwater. Soil permeability and site conditions also are important factors. Soil organic carbon adsorbs pesticides. By David J. Mulla, Ronald E. Hermanson, and Richard C. Maxwell. 4 pages.
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Title
Pesticide Movement in Soils-Groundwater Protection
Creators
David J. Mulla (Author)
Ronald E. (Ronald Eldon) Hermanson (Author)
Richard C. Maxwell (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
Extension bulletin (Washington State University. Extension); EB1543
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900502062701842
Copyright
In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess