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
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
]