Sources and preparation of data for assessing trends in concentrations of pesticides in streams of the United States, 1992-2006
This report provides a water-quality data set of 44 commonly used pesticides and 8 pesticide degradates suitable for a national assessment of trends in pesticide concentrations in streams of the United States. Water-quality samples collected from January 1992 through August 2006 at stream-water sites of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program and the National Stream Quality Accounting Network Program were compiled, reviewed, selected, and prepared for trend analysis as described in this report. Samples analyzed at the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory by a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analytical method were the most extensive in time and space and were selected for national trend analysis. The selection criteria described in the report produced a trend data set of 16,869 pesticide samples at 201 stream and river sites.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2009 |
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Title | Sources and preparation of data for assessing trends in concentrations of pesticides in streams of the United States, 1992-2006 |
DOI | 10.3133/sir20095062 |
Authors | Jeffrey D. Martin |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Scientific Investigations Report |
Series Number | 2009-5062 |
Index ID | sir20095062 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Indiana Water Science Center |