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Degradation of diazinon, chlorpyrifos, isofenphos, and pendimethalin in grass and compost

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  1. Department of Entomology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P.O. Box 1106, 06504, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Carol R. Lemmon

  2. Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P.O. Box 1106, 06504, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Harry M. Pylypiw Jr.

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Lemmon, C.R., Pylypiw, H.M. Degradation of diazinon, chlorpyrifos, isofenphos, and pendimethalin in grass and compost. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 409–415 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195640

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