Monitoring for pesticides in ground water in Nevada
Fact Sheet
139-97
By: Patricia A. Adams, Charles W. Moses, and Hugh E. Bevans
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Abstract
Many pesticides designed to control weed encroachment, plant disease, and insect predation are used in agricultural and urban areas in the United States. Contamination of ground water by pesticides has increased over the last 20 years (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992). In 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) estimated the detection of at least 17 agricultural pesticides in the ground water of 23 states. By 1988, pesticides identified in ground water had increased to 46 in 26 states. To protect ground water from pesticide contamination, USEPA, through the Federal Fungicide Insecticide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), requires all states to institute a ground-water protection program.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Monitoring for pesticides in ground water in Nevada |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 139-97 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs13997 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
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