Residues of Organic Insecticides in Soils.

Hexachlorocyclohexane, DDT, parathion and toxaphene, each mixed at several concentrations with sandy loam, clay loam and muck, were leached with water and aged in a greenhouse. Bioassays, using Drosophila adults or mosquito larvae, showed that rate of decomposition was most rapid with parathion, fol...

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Main Author: Proverbs, Maurice Desmond
Other Authors: Morrison, Frank O. (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1952
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=108626