Changing aldicarb residue levels in soil and groundwater, eastern Long Island, New York

Pacenka, Steven; Porter, Keith S.; Jones, Russell L.; Zecharias, Yemane B.; Hughes, Henry B.F

doi:10.1016/0169-7722(87)90006-4

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“…Contamination of water, soil, and sediment by toxic organic chemicals is widespread and frequent. Incidents range from industrial chemical waste contamination at Love Canal, NY, (1) to halogenated hydrocarbons and pesticides in groundwater [2,3) to oil spills in Prince William Sound, AK, (4,5) and the Persian Gulf. In situ biodegradation processes are gaining attention because of the role that microorganisms may play in alleviating environmental pollution (6)(7)(8).…”

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confidence: 99%

Determining in situ biodegradation

Madsen¹

1991

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Section: Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determining in situ biodegradation

Madsen¹

1991

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…(65,67) Aldicarb degradates continued to be detected in groundwater for at least two decades after that because of the length of time it takes for groundwater to move from the point of recharge to the point of discharge. Although concentrations of these degradates began to decrease in shallow groundwater near potato fields by the early 1980s, aldicarb degradates were not detected in water from a deeper monitoring well (84 ft) until several years after aldicarb use had been banned.…”

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The quality of our Nation's waters: water quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain surficial aquifer system, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1988-2009

Denver¹,

Ator²,

Fischer³

et al. 2015

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“…Pesticide transport from agricultural and other sources of groundwater is a well‐documented problem, occurring not only through coarse‐textured soils (the rapid aldicarb contamination of Long Island Aquifers [Zaki et al 1982; Pacenka et al 1987] being a prime example), but also through preferential flow paths in structured soils (Peranginangin et al 2009). In view of typical application rates and water recharge rates, allowable contaminant levels can be exceeded even if a small percentage of surface‐applied pesticides find their way to groundwater (Steenhuis and Parlange 1991; Shipitalo et al 2000; Boesten 2008).…”

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Surveying Upstate NY Well Water for Pesticide Contamination: Cayuga and Orange Counties

Richards¹,

Pacenka²,

Salvucci³

et al. 2011

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Private wells in Cayuga and Orange counties in New York were sampled to determine the occurrence of pesticide contamination of groundwater in areas where significant pesticide use coincides with shallow or otherwise vulnerable groundwater. Well selection was based on local groundwater knowledge, risk modeling, aerial photo assessments, and pesticide application database mapping. Single timepoint samples from 40 wells in each county were subjected to 93‐compound chromatographic scans. All samples were nondetects (reporting limits ≤1 μg/L), thus no wells from either county exceeded any of 15 state groundwater standards or guidance values. More sensitive enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) found two wells with quantifiable atrazine in each county (0.1–0.3 μg/L), one well with quantifiable diazinon (0.1 μg/L) in Orange County, and one well with quantifiable alachlor (0.2 μg/L) in Cayuga County. Trace detections (<0.1 μg/L) in Cayuga County included atrazine (five wells), metolachlor (six wells), and alachlor (one well), including three wells with multiple detections. All 12 Cayuga County wells with ELISA detections had either corn/grain or corn/forage rotations as primary surrounding land uses (although 20 other wells with the same land uses had no detections) and all quantified detections and most trace detections occurred in wells up to 9‐m deep. Orange County trace (<0.1 μg/L) ELISA detections (atrazine three wells, diazinon one well, and metolachlor five wells) and quantified detections were only generally associated with agricultural land uses. Finding acceptable drinking water quality in areas of vulnerable groundwater suggests that water quality in less vulnerable areas will also be good.

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Changing aldicarb residue levels in soil and groundwater, eastern Long Island, New York

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Determining in situ biodegradation

Determining in situ biodegradation

The quality of our Nation's waters: water quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain surficial aquifer system, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1988-2009

Surveying Upstate NY Well Water for Pesticide Contamination: Cayuga and Orange Counties

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