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THE establishment of world-wide and varied uses of ‘Gramoxone’1 herbicide requires a complete understanding of the behaviour of its active constituent, paraquat, in all circumstances. The present report is concerned with the photochemical degradation of the chemical.
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SLADE, P. Photochemical Degradation of Paraquat. Nature 207, 515–516 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207515a0
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