Analysis of Pesticides in Surface Water and Sediment from Yolo Bypass, California, 2004–2005
By Kelly L. Smalling, James L. Orlando, and Kathryn M. Kuivila
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5220, published 2005.
Table 3
Mean recovery of pesticides from matrix spikes (n = 9) using various bed (n = 5) and suspended (n = 4) sediment and method detection limits (MDL).
[All MDLs were determined in Cache Creek sediment only (n = 7). µg/kg , microgram per kilogram; SD, standard deviation; MDL, method detection limit; NA , not available]
  Mean ± SD (%) MDL (ng/g)
Triazines/Triazones    
Atrazine¹ 85.0 ± 5.1 1.7
Hexazinone 114 ± 12.7 2.3
Prometryn¹ 89.3 ± 9.0 1.9
Simazine¹ 91.3 ± 7.8 1.4
     
Anilines    
Ethalfluralin¹ 82.8 ± 8.9 1.2
Pendamethalin 105 ± 5.1 1.5
Trifluralin 88.9 ± 13.6 1.1
     
Chloacetanilides    
Alachlor¹ 86.1 ± 10.9 1.4
Metolachlor¹ 85.1 ± 5.6 1.7
     
Carbamates    
Carbaryl 103 ± 8.0 2.2
Carbofuran¹ 102 ± 13.0 5.3
     
Thiocarbamates    
Butylate¹ 60.0 ± 6.6 1.1
Cycloate¹ 66.6 ± 5.5 0.8
EPTC¹ 62.3 ± 8.1 1.4
Molinate 62.9 ± 7.7 0.6
Pebulate¹ 60.6 ± 6.9 0.9
Thiobencarb 93.9 ± 10.7 1.6
     
Organochlorines    
p,p'-DDD 85.4 ± 12.7 1.3
p,p′-DDE 85.1 ± 9.1 1.5
p,p′-DDT 85.2 ± 12.4 1.9
     
Organophosphates    
Chlorpyrifos 82.5 ± 6.0 0.8
Diazinon¹ 85.1 ± 14.8 0.6
Malathion¹ 94.4 ± 7.8 2.2
Methidathion¹ 102 ± 10.5 1.5
Methylparathion¹ 103 ± 7.4 2
Phosmet¹ 93.8 ± 17.0 2.4
     
Pyrethroids    
Bifenthrin 84.2 ± 15.1 2.3
Cyfluthrin¹ 81.5 ± 7.3 7.9
Cypermethrin¹ 86.0 ± 14.1 5.6
Deltamethrin¹ 88.5 ± 15.1 1.1
Esfevalerate¹ 80.1 ± 6.6 1.8
Fenpropathrin¹ 85.3 ± 17.9 1.4
Lambda-Cyhalothrin¹ 77.1 ± 9.8 1.6
Permethrin¹ 79.0 ± 12.8 1.2
Sumithrin¹ 92.8 ± 16.3 2.9
Tau-fluvalinate 83.5 ± 14.9 1.1
     
Miscellaneous    
DCPA 82.4 ± 8.4 1.5
Napropamide 98.2 ± 8.5 1.6
Oxuflurofen 92.7 ± 10.5 2.5
Piperonyl butoxide¹ 106 ± 10.0 1.3
¹Pesticides not detected in this study