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DOI 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00632-X
Title (Primary) A qualitative sampling method for monitoring water quality in temporary channels or point sources and its application to pesticide contamination
Author Neumann, M.; Liess, M.; Schulz, R.
Source Titel Chemosphere
Year 2003
Department OEKOTOX
Volume 51
Issue 6
Page From 509
Page To 513
Language englisch
Abstract

A water-sampling device to monitor the quality of water periodically and temporarily flowing out of concrete tubes, sewers or channels is described. It inexpensively and easily enables a qualitative characterization of contamination via these point-source entry routes. The water sampler can be reverse engineered with different sizes and materials, once installed needs no maintenance, passively samples the first surge, and the emptying procedure is short. In an agricultural catchment area in Germany we monitored an emergency overflow of a sewage sewer, an outlet of a rainwater sewer and two small drainage channels as input sources to a small stream. Seven inflow events were analysed for 20 pesticide agents (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides). All three entry routes were remarkably contaminated. We found parathion-ethyl concentrations of 0.3 mug l(-1) diuron up to 17.3 mug l(-1), ethofumesate up to 51.1 mug l(-1), metamitron up to 92 mug l(-1) and prosulfocarb up to 130 mug l(-1).

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Neumann, M., Liess, M., Schulz, R. (2003):
A qualitative sampling method for monitoring water quality in temporary channels or point sources and its application to pesticide contamination
Chemosphere 51 (6), 509 - 513 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00632-X