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Influence of Natural and Human Factors on Pesticide Concentrations in Surface Waters of the White River Basin, Indiana

Fact Sheet 1996–0119
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs11996

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Abstract

Pesticide concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin are affected by natural and human factors. For example, concentrations of atrazine, a herbicide widely used on corn in the White River Basin, tended to be higher in an agricultural basin with permeable, well-drained soils, than in an agricultural basin with less permeable, more poorly drained soils. Concentrations of butylate, another herbicide used on corn, were substantially higher in an agricultural basin in the southern part of the White River Basin than in an agricultural basin in the central part of the White River Basin, corresponding to the higher use of this compound in southern Indiana. Concentrations of diazinon were substantially higher in a predominantly urban basin than in two predominantly agricultural basins, corresponding to the common use of this insecticide on lawns and gardens in urban areas.

Suggested Citation

Crawford, C.G., 1996, Influence of natural and human factors on pesticide concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 1996–0119, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs11996.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Description of the White River Basin
  • Study Approach
  • Pesticide Use in the White River Basin
  • Findings
  • References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Influence of natural and human factors on pesticide concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin, Indiana
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 1996–0119
DOI 10.3133/fs11996
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Indiana Water Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country United States
State Indiana
Other Geospatial White River Basin
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
Google Analytic Metrics Metrics page
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