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Pesticide residues in paddy rice culture: A water management approach for maintaining water quality

Posted on:1998-04-30Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of ArkansasCandidate:Dewell, Reece AlanFull Text:PDF
GTID:1463390014479444Subject:Agronomy
Abstract/Summary:
Field, greenhouse, and laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of pesticide use in rice production on surface water quality. Laboratory studies were conducted to modify and optimize analytical methods for the detection and quantification of 17 rice pesticides from environmental water sources with solid phase extraction (SPE) techniques. A disk comparison study evaluated the effectiveness and economics of four different SPE disks. Empore...
Keywords/Search Tags:Water, Rice
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