Pesticide monitoring in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef using both time-integrated and event monitoring techniques (2012 – 2013) September 2013
Prepared for – The Program Manager, The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Entox The University of Queensland National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology
Appendix D p65 Table 26 Normanby Island, Wet Tropics region – Concentration in water (ng.L-1)
5 May 12 – 21 Jul 13: Ametryn 0.1, Atrazine 1.1, DE Atrazine 0.03,, Diuron 2.9, Hexazinone 0.71, Tebuthiuron 0.15, Terbutryn 0.18
June 12 (PDMS): Galaxolide 0.18
21 July 13 – 31 Aug 13: Ametryn 0.05, Atrazine 0.34,, DE Atrazine 0.07, Diuron 0.93, Hexazinone 0.1, Simazine 0.06, Tebuthiuron 0.02
Aug 12 (PDMS): Galaxolide 0.04
31 Aug 13 – 2 Nov 13: Ametryn 0.37, Atrazine 0.25, Diuron 1.0, Hexazinone 0.11, Prometryn 0.05, Simazine 0.03, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.07
Oct 12 (PDMS): Galaxolide 0.04
2 Nov 12 – 22 Dec 12: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.1, DE Atrazine 0.02, Diuron 0.4, Hexazinone 0.04, Simazine 0.04, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.01, Imidacloprid 0.05
22 Dec 12 – 18 Jan 13: Ametryn 0.42, Atrazine 1.2, DE Atrazine 0.06, Diuron 1.2, Hexazinone 0.22, Prometryn 0.1, Simazine 0.07, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.11, Imidacloprid 0.14
8 Feb 13 – 2 Mar 13: Ametryn 0.04, Atrazine 1.4, DE Atrazine 0.14, Diuron 5.1, Hexazinone 1.1, Simazine 0.09, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.06
2 Mar 13 – 26 Apr 13: Ametryn 0.07, Atrazine 2.2, DE Atrazine 0.2, Diuron 4.5, Hexazinone 1.1, Simazine 0.04, Tebuthiuron 0.35, Metolachlor 0.07
26 Apr 13 – 3 May 13: Ametryn 0.11, Atrazine 3.4, DE Atrazine 0.48, Diuron 11.0, Hexazinone 2.5, Simazine 0.11, Tebuthiuron 1.9, Metolachlor 0.16