Introduction / Chen, Wenlin, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 27419-8300, Greensboro, North Carolina 27419-8300, U.S.A.; Sabljic, Aleksandar, Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, POB 180, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia; Cryer, Steven A., Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, U.S.A.; Kookana, Rai S., CSIRO, Land and Water Flagship, PMB 2, Glen Osmond 5064, Australia / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch001
Coupled Sorption and Degradation Kinetics and Non-First Order Behavior / Chen, Wenlin, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, North Carolina 27419-8300, U.S.A.; Laabs, Volker, BASF SE, Crop Protection, Speyerer Straße 2, D-67117 Limburgerhof, Germany; Kookana, Rai S., CSIRO Land and Water, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, Adelaide, South Australia 5064, Australia; Koskinen, William C., University of Minnesota, Soil, Water, and Climate, 6028A, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108, U.S.A. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch002
Terrestrial Field Degradation Based on Soil, Climatic, and Geographic Factors / Sur, Robin / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch003
Biodegradation and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) / Sabljic, Aleksandar, Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, P.O.B. 180, HR-10002, Zagreb, Croatia; Nakagawa, Yoshiaki, Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch004
Sorption and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) / Sabljic, Aleksandar, Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, P.O.B. 180, HR-10002, Zagreb, Croatia; Nakagawa, Yoshiaki, Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch005
Evaluations of Regulatory Kinetics Analysis Approaches / Tang, Jane, Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709; Jones, Russell L., Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709; Huang, Michael, DuPont Crop Protection, 1090 Elkton Road, Newark, Deleware 19711; Chen, Wenlin, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409; Allen, Richard, Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 6560 Trinity Court, Dublin, California 94568; Hayes, Sue, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409; Sur, Robin, Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch006
Principles of the Use of Aged Sorption Studies in EU Regulatory Exposure Assessments / Beulke, Sabine; van Beinum, Wendy / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch007
Biphasic Behaviors of Pesticide Degradation in Soils: Verification via Pathway Kinetic Fits / Huang, Michael Xiao / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch008
Nonlinear Soil Dissipation Kinetics: The Use of a Set of Simple First-Order Processes To Describe a Biphasic Degradation Pattern / Purdy, John R., Abacus Consulting Services Ltd., Campbellville, Ontario, Canada L0P1B0; Cheplick, Mark, Waterborne Environmental, Leesburg, Viriginia U.S.A. 20175 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch009
Statistical Means for Proper Determination of Kinetic Half-lives / Jackson, Scott H. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch010
Experiments and Modeling To Quantify Irreversibility of Pesticide Sorption-Desorption in Soil / Suddaby, Laura, TSGE Consulting Limited, Concordia House, St. James Business Park, Grimbald Crag Court, Knaresborough, North Yorskhire, HG5 8QB, U.K.; Beulke, Sabine, The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 1LZ, U.K.; van Beinum, Wendy The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 1LZ, U.K.; Oliver, Robin, Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, U.K.; Kuet, Sui, Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, U.K.; Celis, Rafael, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Koskinen, William, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108. U.S.A.; Brown, Colin, Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, U.K. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch011
Sorption of Pesticides and its Dependence on Soil Properties: Chemometrics Approach for Estimating Sorption / Kookana, Rai S., CSIRO Land and Water, and University of Adelaide, PMB No. 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia; Ahmad, Riaz, Department of Soil Science & Soil Water Conservation, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab Agricultural Research Board, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan; Farenhorst, Annemieke, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch012
Quantifying Transient Sorption Behavior of Agrochemicals Using Simple Experiments and Modeling / Cryer, Steven A. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch013
Spatial Variability of Pesticide Sorption: Measurements and Integration to Pesticide Fate Models / Farenhorst, Annemieke, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada; McQueen, Ross, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada; Kookana, Rai S., CSIRO Land and Water, University of Adelaide Waite Campus, South Australia, 5064, Australia; Singh, Baljeet, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada; Malley, Diane, PDK Projects, Inc., Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9V 1L6, Canada / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch014
Implementation of Sorption Kinetics Coupled with Differential Degradation in the Soil Pore Water System for FOCUS-PRZM / Chen, Wenlin, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409, U.S.A.; Cheplick, Mark, Waterborne Environmental, Inc., Leesburg, Virginia 20175, U.S.A.; Reinken, Gerald, Bayer CropScience, Monheim 6690, Germany; Jones, Russell, Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, U.S.A. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch015
Effect of Refined Environmental Fate Properties on Groundwater Concentrations Calculated With PRZM / Sur, Robin; Tang, Jane; Jones, Russell L.; Dyer, Daniel G.; Coody, Peter N. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch016
The Significance of Time-Dependent Sorption on Leaching Potential - A Comparison of Measured Field Results and Modeled Estimates / Negley, Timothy, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., 6723 Towpath Road, Syracuse, New York 13214; Allen, Richard, Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 6560 Trinity Court, Dublin, California 94568; Tang, Jane, Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709; Dyer, Daniel, Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709; Gehl, Kacie, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., 6723 Towpath Road, Syracuse, New York 13214 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch017
Evaluation of the FOCUS-PRZM Model for Predicting Acetochlor Leaching and Persistence in Soil / Ma, Qingli, Exponent, Inc., 1150 Connectiticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, U.S.A.; Rahman, A., AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand; Holland, P. T., HortResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand; James, T. K., AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand; McNaughton, D. E., HortResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ch018
Editors' Biographies / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2014-1174.ot001