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Understanding pesticides in California's Delta

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3132/

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is the hub of California's water system and an important habitat for fish and wildlife. USGS research has provided resource managers and other stakeholders with a good understanding of how pesticides enter the Delta.

by Kuivila, Kathryn M. and Orlando, James L.
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3132
This publication is available only as a PDF document.
Related topics:
Ecotoxicology, Freshwater ecosystems, Pesticide and herbicide contamination, River systems, Surface water quality, Water resource management, Drainage basins, Estuaries, Rivers
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California

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