The effect of water molecules on paraquat salts: from physicochemical properties to environmental impact in the Brazilian Cerrado

Introduction: The green revolution model that is followed in the Brazilian Cerrado is dependent on mechanization, chemical fertilization for soil dressing and correction, and the use of herbicides. Paraquat is a methyl viologen herbicide marketed as bipyridylium dichloride salts and used (in low dos...

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Main Authors: Antônio S. N. Aguiar, Luiz B. Costa, Igor D. Borges, Gerardo Aguirre, Francisco L. Tejerina-Garro, Sandro Dutra e Silva, Hamilton B. Napolitano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1267634/full