ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF PESTICIDES IN AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF ON AQUATIC LIFE IN THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS

被引:5
作者
COUPE, RH [1 ]
HENEBRY, MS [1 ]
BRANHAM, MR [1 ]
机构
[1] ILLINOIS ENVIRONM PROTECT AGCY, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794 USA
关键词
PESTICIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; AQUATIC LIFE;
D O I
10.2166/wst.1993.0460
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Stream-water samples collected from a midwest stream, following a thunderstorm during May 1991 were toxic to water fleas (Ceriodaphnia dubia), but not fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), or a bacterium (Photobacterium phosphoreum) or green alp (Selenastrum capricornutum). It was unlikely that the toxicity to the water fleas was caused by herbicides, but it may have been caused by insecticides.
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页码:569 / 573
页数:5
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