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Keywords: insecticide movement and biodegradability, movement in soil, vertical movement, lateral movement, movement in water, flow diagram of distribution of insecticides in the parts of the environment, biological degradation, persistence in the environment, pesticide models, persistence in soil, anaerobic degradation in natural water, residues in atmosphere, soil, and water, residues in the biota,

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