1986: Burswood Island groundwater. Pesticide detected: Heptachlor.

19 samples of ground water were taken from Burswood Island in 1986, by the Entomology Branch, to assess the effects of Argentine Ant treatments. All samples were found to contain <0.01ug/L of any organochlorine except one sample containing 0.09 ug/L of heptachlor.

P38 Monitoring Pesticides – A Review. A Report to the Environmental Protection Authority by Peter A Rutherford. December 1989

19 samples of ground water were taken from Burswood Island in 1986, by the Entomology Branch, to assess the effects of Argentine Ant treatments. All samples were found to contain <0.01ug/L of any organochlorine except one sample containing 0.09 ug/L of heptachlor.

P38 Monitoring Pesticides – A Review. A Report to the Environmental Protection Authority by Peter A Rutherford. December 1989