Pesticides in Streams Draining Agricultural and Urban Areas in Colorado
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Comparison of pesticide concentrations in streams at low flow in six metropolitan areas of the United States.
To examine the effect of urban development on pesticide concentrations in streams under low-flow conditions, water samples were collected at stream sites along an urban land use gradient in six environmentally heterogeneous metropolitan areas of the United States. In all six metropolitan areas, total insecticide concentrations generally increased significantly as urban land cover in the basin i...
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