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Soil fumigation. II. —the stability of ethylene dibromide in soil
Author(s) -
Wade Peter
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740050607
Subject(s) - fumigation , ethylene dibromide , ethylene , soil water , decomposition , moisture , chemistry , water content , environmental science , environmental chemistry , agronomy , soil science , organic chemistry , toxicology , biology , geology , geotechnical engineering , catalysis
Liquid ethylene dibromide introduced into soils has been shown to be stable at moisture contents in the field range for periods of up to one week. Some evidence was found for the decomposition of the fumigant by an oven‐dried clay. Attempts to induce soils to decompose ethylene dibromide by repeated fumigation of soil samples were unsuccessful.