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- Title
Levels of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Well Water.
- Authors
Smith, N. J.; Martin, R. C.; St. Croix, R. G.
- Abstract
The article presents a study in which well water of three electrical substations in Newfoundland and Labrador were sprayed with a 2-percent solution of Roundup active ingredient glyphosate to determine the extent of glyphosate off-target movement and to determine if well water contamination could result from operational spray programs. Fragic soils restrict the movement of roots and the vertical infiltration of water. There is a documented evidence of the tendency of glyphosate to sorb strongly to soils. Measured precipitation did not have a significant influence on herbicide levels detected in well water.
- Subjects
NEWFOUNDLAND &; Labrador; GLYPHOSATE in water; TOXICOLOGY; WATER pollution; SPRAYING &; dusting in agriculture; SOIL composition; HERBICIDE content of soils; WELLS; PRECIPITATION (Chemistry)
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1996, Vol 57, Issue 5, p759
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001289900254