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Persistence and degradation of PP993 pyrethroid, fonofos, and chlorpyrifos in a Quebec cornfield's soil

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  1. Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, H9X 1CO, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

    F. A. Elhag & W. N. Yule

  2. Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Macdonald College of McGill University, H9X 1CO, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

    W. D. Marshall

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Elhag, F.A., Yule, W.N. & Marshall, W.D. Persistence and degradation of PP993 pyrethroid, fonofos, and chlorpyrifos in a Quebec cornfield's soil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 172–176 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699396

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