Organochlorine pesticides were heavily used from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s. The
persistence of organochlorine pesticides, their tendency to accumulate in soil, sediment, and …

As part of the National Water Quality Assessment of the US Geological Survey, studies of
concentrations of dissolved pesticides and other measures of water quality, stream habitat …

Relyea (2005a), asserts that current application rates for the glyphosate formulation
Roundup are highly lethal to many amphibian species. We strongly disagree with this …

Abstract The Salinas River watershed along the central coast of California, USA, supports
rapidly growing urban areas and intensive agricultural operations. The river drains to an …

Herbicides are used to control invasive or noxious plants on public lands throughout the
western United States. These chemicals are often applied in the upper reaches of …

Herbicides are used extensively in agriculture to protect crop plants by eliminating,
modifying, or limiting the growth of weed species. They are highly regulated and undergo …

The aim of this study was to determine whether acrolein (as Magnacide H) was reaching
downstream receiving waters of the Tulelake sump and adjacent wildlife refuges following …

Mai Po Nature Reserve (Hong Kong) is an internationally important wetland for waterbirds.
Roundup®, a formulation based on glyphosate, has been used to control the widespread …

Anthropogenic chemical contamination is of concern due to the continuous decline of
ecosys‐-tems. Pesticide use impacts whole environmentalmatrices, especially aquatic ones …