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1971 January – 1972 March: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley. Pesticides detected: DDT, Dieldrin, DDE

“In 1971/2, this Department conducted a pesticide survey of the Ovens River catchment which was chosen because of reported heavy use of pesticides on the tobacco crops in that area…” (Commission of Public Health 6 February 1976).

16/12/71: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDT 0.02ug/L

6/1/71: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDT 0.007ug/L

2/3/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDT 0.008ug/L

19/1/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDT 0.025ug/L

19/1/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley Dieldrin 0.005ug/L

2/3/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley Dieldrin 0.005ug/L

19/1/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDE 0.005ug/L

9/2/72: Victoria Bridge Happy Valley DDT 0.01ug/L

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This entry was posted in Water Pollution on March 1, 2015 by Anthony.

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