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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 12, No. 12, 2015, pp. 4025-4036
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Bioline Code: st15379
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 12, 2015, pp. 4025-4036
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Addressing the environmental impacts of butachlor and the available remediation strategies: a systematic review
Abigail, M. E. A.; Samuel, S. M. & Ramalingam, C.
Abstract
Butachlor, a chloroacetanilide herbicide, used
extensively all over the world as pre-emergence control of
unwanted weeds. As a consequence, concerns about its
potential adverse effects on the ecosystem and toxicity
have risen. Several techniques have been used or are being
investigated for effective removal of butachlor from the
contaminated sites. This review reports the various toxicological
studies conducted so far on the butachlor and the
removal technologies available for its decontamination for
better understanding. A new insight was also proposed
after critical analysis of the merits and demerits of the
removal technologies elucidated in the literature. An
attempt was made to summarize the currently available
analytical techniques reported for determination of butachlor
in the environmental samples.
Keywords
Butachlor; Contamination; Herbicide; Toxicity
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