Processes governing the environmental fates of alachlor in soil and aqueous media: a critical review

Adsorption onto granular activated carbons of a mixture of pesticides and their metabolites at trace concentrations in groundwater

“…The narrow mass transfer zones of ALA and METO could be explained by the presence of NOM, particularly humic acids. Indeed, the adsorption of ALA has been shown to be enhanced by humic acids [56]. By contrast, NOM is likely to interact with the metabolites and thus decrease their transfer to the external surface of GAC and/or impact their adsorption in the porous materials due to competition [57].…”