Relations between pesticide use and riverine flux in the Mississippi River Basin
Chemosphere
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Abstract
In an intensive subcontimental study of pesticides in surface waters of the United States, concentrations of 26 high-use pesticides were measured at nine sites in the Mississippi River basin from May 1991 through March 1992. Calculated total fluxes were combined with agricultural-use data to estimate the percentage of applied pesticide reaching the mouths of the Mississippi River and six major tributaries. For most pesticides, the riverine flux was less than 2% of the mass applied agriculturally. The insecticide diazinon was detected frequently in rivers draining the three basins with the highest population densities, apparently as a result of urban use.
Suggested Citation
Larson, S., Capel, P.D., Goolsby, D.A., Zaugg, S.D., Sandstrom, M.W., 1995, Relations between pesticide use and riverine flux in the Mississippi River Basin: Chemosphere, v. 31, no. 5, p. 3305-3321, https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(95)00176-9.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relations between pesticide use and riverine flux in the Mississippi River Basin |
| Series title | Chemosphere |
| DOI | 10.1016/0045-6535(95)00176-9 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | National Water Quality Laboratory, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 17 p. |
| First page | 3305 |
| Last page | 3321 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Mississippi River basin |