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 7
Total organic carbon and pesticide concentrations in bed sediment samples collected September 21, 2004, from the Yolo Bypass, California.
[Site names are abbreviated; for complete names, see table 2. Concentrations are in µg/kg dry weight. Samples were analyzed for the following pesticides that were not detected: Alachlor, Atrazine, Bifenthrin, Butylate, Carbofuran, Cycloate, Cyfluthrin, Cypermethrin, Diazinon, Deltamethrin, EPTC, Esfenvalerate, Ethalfluralin, Fenpropathrin, Hexazinone, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Malathion, Methidathion, Methyl parathion, Pebulate, Pendimethalin, Permethrin, Phenothrin, Phosmet, Piperonyl butoxide, Prometryn, Resmethrin, Simazine, Tau-fluvalinate; nd, not detected; ( ), concentrations less than MDL and are estimated values ]
Site Organic carbon (%) Carbaryl Chlorpyrifos DCPA Metolachlor Molinate Napropamide Oxyflurofen Thiobencarb Trifluralin p,p'-DDD p,p'-DDE p,p'-DDT
                           
Cache Creek 1.5 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd (1.4) nd nd nd nd
Putah Creek 0.9 7.7 nd 2.6 (0.4) nd 2.7 15.8 nd 24.0 15.8 147 41.1
Knights Landing Ridge Cut 1.3 nd nd nd (1.2) 1.1 nd nd 2.5 (0.1) (0.5) nd nd
Toe Drain 0.8 nd nd nd nd 0.8 nd nd 5.6 (0.2) (0.6) nd nd
Woodland 0.6 nd 3.9 nd nd nd nd nd 8.8 (0.3) 1.5 nd nd
Willow Slough 1.8 nd 2.4 nd nd nd nd nd 3.1 nd 2.2 3.0 nd