Tillage, Intercrop, and Controlled DrainageSubirrigation Influence Atrazine, Metribuzin, and Metolachlor Loss
J.D. Gaynora,
C.S. Tana,
C.F. Drurya,
H.Y.F. Nga,b,
T.W. Welackya and
I.J. van Wesenbeeckc
a Crops Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, ON N0R 1G0
b NWRI Environment Canada, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6
c Dow AgroSciences, Environmental Fate, Bldg 306-Az, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268

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Fig. 1. Monthly (bars) and 10-yr average (solid line) rainfall from January 1992 to May 1995 at Woodslee, ON, Canada. Arrows denote time of herbicide application
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Fig. 2. Runoff and herbicide concentration in the runoff from May 1992 to April 1995 with either drainage (D) or controlled drainagesubirrigation (CDS). Arrows denote time of herbicide application. Vertical bars are standard error of treatment means (n = 8). Dashed lines are Canadian interim maximum acceptable concentration (triazine = 5 µg L-1 and metolachlor = 50 µg L-1)
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Fig. 3. Tile drainage and herbicide concentration in the drainage from May 1992 to April 1995 with either drainage (D) or controlled drainagesubirrigation (CDS). Arrows denote time of herbicide application. Vertical bars are standard error of treatment means (n = 8). Dashed lines are Canadian interim maximum acceptable concentration (triazine = 5 µg L-1 and metolachlor = 50 µg L-1)
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Fig. 4. Cumulative surface runoff and herbicide loss in the runoff from May 1992 to April 1995 with either drainage (D) or controlled drainagesubirrigation (CDS). Arrows denote time of herbicide application. Vertical bars are standard error of treatment means (n = 8)
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Fig. 5. Cumulative tile drainage and herbicide loss in the drainage from May 1992 to April 1995 with either drainage (D) or controlled drainagesubirrigation (CDS). Arrows denote time of herbicide application. Vertical bars are standard error of treatment means (n = 8)
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