Assessing the effect of pesticides in agricultural runoff on aquatic life in the Sangamon River near Monticello, Illinois
Water Science and Technology
By: R.H. Coupe, M.S. Henebry, and M.R. Branham
Edited by: H. Olem
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Abstract
Stream-water samples collected from a midwest stream, following a thunderstorm during May 1991 were toxic to water fleas (Ceriodaphnia dubia), but not fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), or a bacterium (Photobacterium phosphoreum) or green alga (Selenastrum capricornutum). It was unlikely that the toxicity to the water fleas was caused by herbicides, but it may have been caused by insecticides.Stream-water samples collected from a midwest stream, following a thunderstorm during May 1991 were toxic to water fleas (Ceriodaphnia dubia), but not fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), or a bacterium (Photobacterium phosphoreum) or green alga (Selenastrum capricornutum). It was unlikely that the toxicity to the water fleas was caused by herbicides, but it may have been caused by insecticides.
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Coupe, R., Henebry, M., and Branham, M., 1993, Assessing the effect of pesticides in agricultural runoff on aquatic life in the Sangamon River near Monticello, Illinois: Water Science and Technology, v. 28, no. 3-5, p. 569-573, https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1993.0460.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Assessing the effect of pesticides in agricultural runoff on aquatic life in the Sangamon River near Monticello, Illinois |
| Series title | Water Science and Technology |
| DOI | 10.2166/wst.1993.0460 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3-5 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IWA |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 569 |
| Last page | 573 |