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Testing the environmental fate and transport of chemicals in situ using field lysimeters

Conference ·
OSTI ID:214541
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  1. Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories, Columbia, MO (United States); and others
Evaluating the dissipation, degradation, and transport of chemicals under actual field-use conditions is important to understanding the behavior of chemicals in the environment. A self-contained modular lysimeter design has been tested that is assembled and installed in the field. A 90 day field study using radiolabeled test substance was conducted North Carolina, U.S.A. Data collected provided information on the test substance`s mobility, degradation rate and components, degradate mobility, as well as the residues observed in the run-off and leachate components. The radioactivity mass balance and laboratory data generated to support the mass balance data will also be presented.
OSTI ID:
214541
Report Number(s):
CONF-950801--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English