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Persistence of Dichlobenil in Cranberry Bogs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. W. Miller ,
I. E. Demoranville  and
A. J. Charig
C. W. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Cranberry Experiment Station, East Wareham, Mass
I. E. Demoranville
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Cranberry Experiment Station, East Wareham, Mass
A. J. Charig
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Cranberry Experiment Station, East Wareham, Mass
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Abstract

The herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (dichlobenil) was quite persistent in cranberry bogs. The chemical was not readily leached downward in the soil nor carried from the bog by flood water but was recovered primarily in the upper 4 in of the soil. Chemical residue analysis demonstrated a greater quantity of herbicide was present than indicated by a bio-assay test. Most of the herbicide is believed to be held ineffective by the organic matter in the soil.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , October 1966 , pp. 296 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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