Detection limits can influence the interpretation of pesticide monitoring data in Canadian surface waters

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-571

  De Solla, Shane R ^a   Struger, John ^a   McDaniel, Tana V ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection limits; Detection probability; Monitoring; Pesticides; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MONITORING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

DETECTION LIMITS; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PESTICIDE CONCENTRATIONS; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

PESTICIDES;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; ATRAZINE; BROMOXYNIL; CAPTAN; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYANAZINE; DELTAMETHRIN; DICAMBA; DICLOFOP METHYL; DIMETHOATE; DINOSEB; ENDOSULFAN; GLYPHOSATE; IMIDACLOPRID; LINURON; METOLACHLOR; METRIBUZIN; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PICLORAM; SIMAZINE; SURFACE WATER; TEBUTHIURON; TRIALLATE; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRIFLURALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER; TOXICOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHOD DETECTION LIMIT; PARAMETERS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84856026721     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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