Browsing by Subject "degradation"

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Biodegradation of phenylurea herbicide diuron by microorganisms from long-term-treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya

Ngigi, Anastasiah; Getenga, Zachary; Boga, Hamadi; Ndalut, Paul (Taylor & Francis, 2011)

The phenylurea herbicide diuron [N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea] is widely used alone or in a broad range of herbicide formulations. Its degradation in sugarcane-cultivated soils which have been impacted by the ...
Degradation characteristics of metribuzin in soils within the Nzoia River Drainage Basin, Kenya

Mutua, Gershom Kyalo; Ngigi, Anastasiah Njoki; Getenga, Zachary (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

Metribuzin, a triazinone herbicide, is heavily used within the expansive Nzoia River Drainage Basin in Kenya for the optimization of sugarcane yields. For field experiments, soils were spiked with metribuzin and amended ...
Reduction and Degradation of Paraoxon in Water Using Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles

Okello, Veronica A.; K’Owino, Isaac O.; Masika, Kevin; Shikuku, Victor O. (MDPI, 2022-08-02)

Paraoxon is an emerging organophosphate pollutant that is commonly used as a pesticide and a drug, hence increasing the risk of contamination of water supplies. Its intensive use for vector control has led to pollutions ...