Journal article
Seasonal exposures to triazine and other pesticides in surface waters in the western Highveld corn-production region in South Africa
Abstract
The objective of this study was to characterize concentrations of atrazine, terbuthylazine, and other pesticides in amphibian habitats in surface waters of a corn-production area of the western Highveld region (North-West Province) of South Africa. The study was conducted from November 2001 to June 2002, coinciding with the corn-production season. Pesticide residues were measured at regular intervals in surface water from eight ponds, three in …
Authors
Du Preez LH; van Rensburg PJJ; Jooste AM; Carr JA; Giesy JP; Gross TS; Kendall RJ; Smith EE; Van Der Kraak G; Solomon KR
Journal
Environmental Pollution, Vol. 135, No. 1, pp. 131–141
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2004.09.019
ISSN
0269-7491