Shepparton Irrigation Area – Channel 12 below Fingerboards

2005 January: Atrazine 0.01ug/L

2005 March: Chlorpyrifos 0.0333ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine 0.02ug/L

2005: April: Chlorpyrifos 0.0208ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine 0.02ug/L

2005: August: Chlorpyrifos 0.0260ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine Trace

2005 September: Endosulfan 0.0015ug/L (TRIMPS), Chlorpyrifos 0.0225ug/L (TRIMPS) + 0.0645ug/L (TRIMPS), Parathion Methyl 0.8358 (TRIMPS), Atrazine Trace

2005 October: Chlorpyrifos 0.0142ug/L (TRIMPS), Parathion Methyl 0.5421 (TRIMPS), Atrazine Trace, Chlorpyrifos 0.056ug/L

2005 November: Endosulfan 0.0052ug/L (TRIMPS), Chlorpyrifos 0.0167ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine Trace, Atrazine 0.97ug/L

2005 December: Endosulfan 0.0015ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine 0.027ug/L

2005 January: Atrazine 0.024ug/L

2006 February: Chlorpyrifos 0.0153ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine 0.041ug/L

2006 March: Chlorpyrifos 0.0075ug/L (TRIMPS), Atrazine 0.035ug/L

2006 April: Atrazine 0.036ug/L

Source: Pesticide Monitoring in Goulburn Murray Water’s Irrigation Supply Channels Covering the Six Irrigation areas [2004-2006 Irrigation Season Study Report: Interim Report June 2006. Goulburn Murray Water

2005 January – 2006 April: Shepparton Irrigation Area. Pesticides detected: Atrazine, Chlorpyrifos, Endosulfan, Parathion Methyl

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