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Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5091


Reconnaissance of Land-Use Sources of Pesticides in Drinking Water, McKenzie River Basin, Oregon


Table 12. Summary of results from sampling over different regions of the storm hydrograph.


[Number of samples: Number in parentheses represents detections based on common detection level of 0.1 µg/L. Abbreviations: E, concentration estimated between the minimum detection level and the laboratory reporting limit; µg/L, microgram per liter]


Season Sample
type
Number of
samples
Compound Concentration
(µg/L)
69th Stormwater channel
Fall 2002 Rise 8 (3) 2,4-D 0.64
Caffeine E 0.33
Carbaryl E 0.068
Diazinon 0.11
Diuron E 0.05
Malathion E 0.018
Prometon E 0.02
Trifluralin E 0.001
Fall 7 (2) 2,4-D 0.19
Carbaryl E 0.019
Diazinon 0.096
Diuron E 0.36
Malathion E 0.026
Prometon E 0.01
Trifluralin E 0.001
42nd Stormwater culvert
Spring 2005 Early 5 (3) 2,4-D 0.78
2,4-DB 0.03
Caffeine E 1.39
Carbaryl E 0.039
Diuron 0.10
Peak 8 (5)
2,4-D E 0.4
2,4-DB 0.04
Caffeine E 1.09
Carbaryl 0.022
Diuron 0.09
Picloram E 1.69
Sulfometuron-methyl 0.24
Tebuthiuron 1.43
64th Stormwater pipe
Spring 2005 Early 5 (2) 2,4-D 0.16
2,4-DB 0.03
Caffeine 0.22
Carbaryl E 0.061
Diphenamid 0.02
Peak 7 (2) 2,4-D 0.32
2,4-DB 0.05
Caffeine 0.18
Carbaryl E 0.12
Diazinon 0.018
Diuron 0.02
Prometon 0.04

First posted May 30, 2012

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U.S. Geological Survey
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Portland, Oregon 97201
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