Adsorbing vs. Nonadsorbing Tracers for Assessing Pesticide Transport in Arable Soils

The suitability of two different tracers to mimic the behavior of pesticides in agricultural soils and to evidence the potential for preferential flow was evaluated in outdoor lysimeter experiments. The herbicide atrazine [6-chloro--ethyl-′-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine] was used as a m...

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Main Authors: Clara Torrentó, Volker Prasuhn, Ernst Spiess, Violaine Ponsin, Aileen Melsbach, Christina Lihl, Gaétan Glauser, Thomas B. Hofstetter, Martin Elsner, Daniel Hunkeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Vadose Zone Journal
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/articles/17/1/170033