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Trends in acetochlor concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin, Indiana, 1994–96

Fact Sheet 1997–0058
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs05897

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Abstract

Corn herbicides are used extensively in the White River Basin and account for about 70 percent of the total agricultural pesticide use in the basin. Acetochlor, a corn herbicide registered for use in 1994, is expected to reduce the total amount of corn herbicides used because of its broad-spectrum weed control and low use rates. Acetochlor is considered to be a probable human carcinogen, and its continued registration is contingent on concentrations in surface and ground water not exceeding target levels. During 1994, acetochlor was detected in only trace concentrations near the mouth of the White River and not at all in a small stream (93-square-mile drainage) in the northern part of the basin. By 1996, peak concentrations were about 2 and 3 micrograms per liter near the mouth of the White River and in the small stream, respectively. The estimated annual average concentration of acetochlor near the mouth of the White River in 1996 was 0.15 micrograms per liter, well below the 2 micrograms per liter criterion for surface-water supplied community-water systems.

Suggested Citation

Crawford, C.G., 1997, Trends in acetochlor concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin, Indiana, 1994–96: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 1997–0058, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs05897.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Description of the White River Basin
  • Corn Herbicide Use in the White River Basin
  • Study Approach
  • Trends in Acetochlor Concentrations
  • References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Trends in acetochlor concentrations in surface waters of the White River Basin, Indiana, 1994–96
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 1997–0058
DOI 10.3133/fs05897
Year Published 1997
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Indiana Water Science Center
Description Document: 4 p.
Country United States
State Indiana
Other Geospatial White River Basin
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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