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Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5082

Occurrence and Distribution of Pesticides in Surface Waters of the Hood River Basin, Oregon, 1999–2009

Table 2. Screening level and reporting limit ranges by pesticide.

[Abbreviations: µg/L, micrograms per liter]

Pesticide Screened
reporting
limit
(µg/L)
Reporting
limit
range
(µg/L)
Atrazine 0.027 0.0036–0.11
Azinphos-methyl 0.03 0.009–0.1
Carbaryl 0.005 0.0045–0.0057
Chlorpyrifos 0.03 0.009–0.1
DEET 0.0051 0.0045–0.0057
Diazinon 0.1 0.009–0.113
Diuron 0.004 0.0037–0.0045
Endrin 0.063 0.054–0.068
Fluometuron 0.0043 0.0037–0.0045
Hexazinone 0.04 0.0036–0.0045
Imidacloprid 0.023 0.018–0.023
Malathion 0.03 0.009–0.1
Methomyl 0.0021 0.0018–0.0023
Norflurazon 0.023 0.018–0.023
Phosmet 0.05 0.009–0.064
Propiconazole 0.023 0.018–0.023
Propoxur 0.0021 0.0018–0.0023
Pyraclostrobin 0.0045 0.0038–0.0045
Simazine 0.027 0.0037–0.064

First posted June 17, 2011

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Director, Oregon Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2130 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
http://or.water.usgs.gov

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