2007 July – 2014 July: Macquarie River (Tas) Campbell Town. Pesticides detected: Simazine, MCPA, Triclopyr.

MACQUARIE RIVER 1.25KM UPSTREAM OF ELIZABETH RIVER (#18313)

11/7/07: Simazine 0.16ug/L

18/10/07: Simazine 0.67ug/L

16/11/07: Simazine 0.73ug/L (Tim Morris FoI)

23/11/07: Simazine 0.59ug/L (Tim Morris FoI)

6/12/07: Simazine 0.66ug/L (Tim Morris FoI)

16/1/08: Simazine 0.36ug/L (Tim Morris FoI)

17/7/08: MCPA 0.1ug/L

11/7/14: Contains triclopyr at trace levels

Source: Pesticide Water Monitoring Program – Routine Monitoring Results (Tas Govt)

https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Baseline%20Monitoring%20Program.pdf