Pesticide Removal from Container Nursery Runoff in Constructed Wetland Cells
G. Kim Stearman*,a,
Dennis B. Georgea,
Kris Carlsonb and
Stacey Lansfordc
a Center for the Management, Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources, Tennessee Technological Univ., Dixie Ave., Box 5033, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
b CSC Engineers, 218C E. Tremont Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203-5364
c Tennessee Technological Univ., Box 14638, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001

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Fig. 1. Subsurface flow (SF) wetland system.
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Fig. 2. Cross-section of subsurface flow (SF) wetland cell.
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Fig. 3. Comparison of enzyme immunoassay analysis (EIA) and gas chromatography (GC) analysis of simazine for the years 1998 and 1999.
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Fig. 4. Comparison of enzyme immunoassay analysis (EIA) and gas chromatography (GC) analysis of metolachlor for the years 1998 and 1999.
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Fig. 5. Metolachlor removal in constructed wetland cells with plants.
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Fig. 6. Simazine removal in constructed wetland cells with plants.
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Copyright © 2003 by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.