Acetamide herbicides are used to control weeds in row crops such as corn and soybeans. Acetamide herbicides and their degradates are common contaminants in surface and groundwater. Some of the widely detected acid degradates are on the USEPA contaminant candidate list (CCL).
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Eleven-year trend in acetanilide pesticide degradates in the Iowa River, Iowa
Concentration of selected herbicides, herbicide degradation products, and nutrients in the lower Mississippi River, Louisiana, April 1991 through December 2003
Acetamide herbicides and their degradation products in ground water and surface water of the United States, 1993-2003
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Acetamide herbicides are used to control weeds in row crops such as corn and soybeans. Acetamide herbicides and their degradates are common contaminants in surface and groundwater. Some of the widely detected acid degradates are on the USEPA contaminant candidate list (CCL).
- Multimedia
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Eleven-year trend in acetanilide pesticide degradates in the Iowa River, Iowa
Trends in concentration and loads of acetochlor, alachlor, and metolachlor and their ethanasulfonic (ESA) and oxanilic (OXA) acid degradates were studied from 1996 through 2006 in the main stem of the Iowa River, Iowa and in the South Fork Iowa River, a small tributary near the headwaters of the Iowa River. Concentration trends were determined using the parametric regression model SEAWAVE-Q, whichAuthorsStephen J. Kalkhoff, Aldo V. Vecchia, Paul D. Capel, Michael T. MeyerConcentration of selected herbicides, herbicide degradation products, and nutrients in the lower Mississippi River, Louisiana, April 1991 through December 2003
No abstract available.AuthorsElisabeth A. Scribner, Donald A. Goolsby, William A. Battaglin, Michael T. Meyer, E. M. ThurmanAcetamide herbicides and their degradation products in ground water and surface water of the United States, 1993-2003
During 1993 through 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a number of studies to investigate and document the occurrence, fate, and transport of acetamide herbicides and their degradation products in ground and surface water. As part of these studies, approximately 5,100 water samples were collected and analyzed for the acetamide parent herbicides acetochlor, alachlor, dimethenamid, flufenaceAuthorsElisabeth A. Scribner, Julie E. Dietze, Michael Thurman