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Fate of residues in soil - side effects on ground water, air and food
1992
Pawlizki, K.-H. (Bayerische Landesanstalt fuer Bodenkultur und Pflanzenbau, Muenchen (Germany). Abt. Pflanzenschutz) | Rinder, W.
The present review describes the processes occurring in the degradation of pesticides in soil and persues their entry to groundwater, air and food plants. To avoid groundwater pollution the adsorption and mineralization of pesticides in soil must be at least 99,98% of the soil-reaching substances. At lower retention rates groundwater protection is achieved only by minimizing the amount of application or by enlarging the intervals between the use of the same chemical ingredients
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