2009 May – June. Gladstone Ports Dredging. Pesticides detected: Metalachlor, Chlorpyrifos

Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphorus pesticide, and metolachlor, an herbicide, exceeded the limit of reporting on six out of thirty-six recordings.

Metalachlor Water Quality Monitoring Results

24/6/09: Station WQ01 0.013ug/L

23/6/09: Station WQ02 0.009ug/L

24/6/09: Station WQ06 0.099ug/L

24/6/09: Station WQ07 0.03ug/L

23/6/09: Station WQ08 0.273ug/L

24/6/09: Station WQ09 0.027ug/L

23/6/09: Station WQ12 0.075ug/L

Chlorpyrifos Water Quality Monitoring Results

21/05/2009: Station WQ01 0.012ug/L
24/06/2009: Station WQ01 0.024ug/L

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