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National Water-Quality Assessment Program— Pesticides in the Trinity River Basin study unit, Texas, 1968-91

R.L. Ulery
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The Trinity River Basin National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study-unit staff began assessment activities in 1991, and in 1992, undertook a retrospective review of existing data on pesticides. The main purpose of this review was to aid in the design of a pesticide-sampling network for the study unit. The review consisted of the compilation, screening, and analysis of available pesticide-sample information. In addition, important environmental factors, which influence the occurrence and distribution of pesticides in the study unit, were identified and compiled. A report of this review and analysis will be released in 1995 (Ulery and Brown, in press). This fact sheet provides a brief overview of significant findings.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 29.136381990461857° to 33.769927418237245° latitude; -97.82322515713977° to -94.94647896595802° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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R.L. Ulery. 1995. National Water-Quality Assessment Program— Pesticides in the Trinity River Basin study unit, Texas, 1968-91. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs08895

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