Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1983
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Chemistry
Abstract
As society places a greater emphasis on agricultural production, knowledge of the wise use of farm chemicals becomes increasingly important. Armed with reduced tillage, crop rotation options, remotely sensed data, and other developing technologies, the agriculturalist must have the capacity to properly apply supportive chemicals. Among these chemicals are the pesticides. Thorough knowledge of the breakdown, particularly biologically based degradation, of effective pesticides is lacking in many cases. Carbofuran is a common broad spectrum carbamate insecticide. Because of its wide use there has been a considerable amount of study on the chemical, microbial, and physical factors affecting degradation. Due to the variability of soil factors, much of this data seems contradictory, especially concerning microbial degradation. In this study we looked at the common environmental factors influencing the breakdown of carbofuran and attempt to correlate these factors with the type of degradation occurring.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Insecticides -- Biodegration
Carbamates
South Dakota State University Theses
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
78
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Raynie, Douglas E., "Environmental Factors Influencing the Degradation of Carbofuran" (1983). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4385.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4385