Links field soil dissipation studies

The four main phases involved in a field soil dissipation study are (I) planning and design phase, (II) field-conduct phase, (III) sample processing/analysis phase, and (IV) data handling/reporting phase. Each phase is vitally linked to the next and each is critical to study success. Results from an otherwise perfectly executed study may be made useless by uneven test substance application or improper sampling, sample handling, and/or analytical techniques. Each of these phases is discussed below. 

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