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New Book documents the long history of DDT and other pesticides in bed sediment and aquatic biota in streams and rivers across the Nation.
This invaluable technical resource, "Pesticides in Streams Sediment and Aquatic Biota--Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors," provides a national in-depth analysis of the geographic distribution, trends, environmental fate, and potential significance to ecosystems and human health of pesticides in stream sediment and aquatic biota. The book focuses on DDT and other persistent organochlorine pesticides, which are still commonly found twenty years after their use in agriculture was prohibited. Findings from more than 400 studies conducted over the last thirty years are summarized to provide current understanding of the occurrence and behavior of pesticides in bed sediment and biota--the two compartments of the hydrologic system in watersheds cannot escape the legacy of these persistent compounds, and their continued potential to affect the development, reproduction, and behavior of fish and wildlife, and possibly humans as well.
This book is designed as a resource for scientists, engineers, managers, and policy makers at all levels of government, in industry and agriculture, and in other organizations who are interested in pesticides. Generalists interested in results for particular regions of the country may also find the book useful.
This is the final volume in the four-volume series, "Pesticides in the hydrologic System." The first three address pesticides in the atmosphere, in ground water, and in surface waters of the United States. All four volumes are available from CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, at 1800-272-7737.
The series has been developed by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Visit their web site at: http://water.wr.usgs.gov/pnsp, and directly access other publications, national data sets, and national maps of pesticide use and occurrence.
Last Modified Thursday, May 24, 2001