Estimation of upper centile concentrations using historical atrazine: Monitoring data from community water systems

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 834-844

  Mosquin, Paul ^a   Whitmore, Roy W ^a   Chen, Wenlin ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE DISTRIBUTION; ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ATRAZINE CONCENTRATIONS; COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS; DATA SETS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; INTERVAL ESTIMATE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PESTICIDE MEASUREMENT; RAW WATER; SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT; SAMPLE SIZES; STATISTICAL TOLERANCE LIMITS; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; SYNGENTA; TIME INTERVAL; VARIABLE SAMPLING;

HERBICIDES; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATERS; WATERWORKS;

ESTIMATION;

ATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER; HERBICIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMULATION; VALIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATRAZINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84862268087     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0209     Document Type: Article

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