Storm-event-transport of urban-use pesticides to streams likely impairs invertebrate assemblages.
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SUBMITTER: Carpenter KD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4869748 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
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Storm-event-transport of urban-use pesticides to streams likely impairs invertebrate assemblages.
Carpenter Kurt D KD Kuivila Kathryn M KM Hladik Michelle L ML Haluska Tana T Cole Michael B MB
Environmental monitoring and assessment 20160512 6
Insecticide use in urban areas results in the detection of these compounds in streams following stormwater runoff at concentrations likely to cause toxicity for stream invertebrates. In this 2013 study, stormwater runoff and streambed sediments were analyzed for 91 pesticides dissolved in water and 118 pesticides on sediment. Detections included 33 pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, degradates, and a synergist. Patterns in pesticide occurrence reveal transport of dissolv ...[more]
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