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Extrapolating photolysis rates from the laboratory to the environment

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Assessing the sunlight photoreactivity of new pesticides has become common- place in the last decade in recognition of the effects the sun has on the dissipation rate of organic chemicals and their transformation products in various environmental compartments. Several reviewers have summarized research dealing with both the kinetic aspects (Zepp and Cline 1977, Smith et al. 1977, Zepp 1979 and 1980, Zepp and Baughman 1978) and the photoproduct distributions (Sundstrom and Ruzo 1978, Crosby 1979. Moilanen et al. 1975).

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    Glenn C. Miller

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    Richard G. Zepp

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Miller, G.C., Zepp, R.G. (1983). Extrapolating photolysis rates from the laboratory to the environment. In: Gunther, F.A., Gunther, J.D. (eds) Residue Reviews. Residue Reviews, vol 85. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5462-1_8

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