2012 May – 2013 May: Outer Whitsunday Islands. Pesticides: Multiple

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 p72 Table 33 Outer Whitsunday, Mackay Whitsunday  region – Concentration in water (ng.L-1)

5 May 12 - 27 Jul 12: Ametryn 0.06, Atrazine 2.84, DE Atrazine 0.37,, Diuron 2.44, Hexazinone 0.37, Prometryn 0.01, Simazine 0.15, Tebuthiuron 1.11, Metolachlor 0.04

27 Jul 12 - 31 Aug 12: Ametryn 0.03, Atrazine 0.34, Diuron 0.93, Hexazinone 0.11, Prometryn 0.01, Simazine 0.02, Tebuthiuron 0.51

31 Aug 12 - 1 Oct 12: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.33, DE Atrazine 0.06,  Diuron 0.5, Hexazinone 0.06, Simazine 0.03,  Tebuthiuron 0.16, Metolachlor 0.04

1 Oct 12 - 3 Nov 12: Ametryn 0.02, Atrazine 0.17, Diuron 0.3,Tebuthiuron 0.04, Metolachlor 0.02

3 Nov 12 - 3 Dec 12: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.07, Diuron 0.32, Hexazinone 0.03, Prometryn 0.01, Tebuthiuron 0.02, Metolachlor 0.01

3 Dec 12 - 5 Feb 13: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.13, DE Atrazine 0.03, Diuron 0.25,  Hexazinone 0.02, Simazine 0.03, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.01

5 Feb 13 - 4 Mar 13: Ametryn 0.61 (PDMS 2.9), Atrazine 3.2, DE Atrazine 0.06, Diuron 38,  Hexazinone 6.8, Tebuthiuron 4.7, Metolachlor 0.58, Imidacloprid 0.52, Galaxolide (PDMS 0.08)

4 Mar 13 - 5 May 13: Ametryn 0.11, Atrazine 1.0, DE Atrazine 0.12, Diuron 2, Hexazinone 0.53, Simazine 0.07, Tebuthiuron 3.7, Metolachlor 0.39 (PDMS 4.6)

 

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 p72 Table 33 Outer Whitsunday, Mackay Whitsunday  region – Concentration in water (ng.L-1)

5 May 12 – 27 Jul 12: Ametryn 0.06, Atrazine 2.84, DE Atrazine 0.37,, Diuron 2.44, Hexazinone 0.37, Prometryn 0.01, Simazine 0.15, Tebuthiuron 1.11, Metolachlor 0.04

27 Jul 12 – 31 Aug 12: Ametryn 0.03, Atrazine 0.34, Diuron 0.93, Hexazinone 0.11, Prometryn 0.01, Simazine 0.02, Tebuthiuron 0.51

31 Aug 12 – 1 Oct 12: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.33, DE Atrazine 0.06,  Diuron 0.5, Hexazinone 0.06, Simazine 0.03,  Tebuthiuron 0.16, Metolachlor 0.04

1 Oct 12 – 3 Nov 12: Ametryn 0.02, Atrazine 0.17, Diuron 0.3,Tebuthiuron 0.04, Metolachlor 0.02

3 Nov 12 – 3 Dec 12: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.07, Diuron 0.32, Hexazinone 0.03, Prometryn 0.01, Tebuthiuron 0.02, Metolachlor 0.01

3 Dec 12 – 5 Feb 13: Ametryn 0.01, Atrazine 0.13, DE Atrazine 0.03, Diuron 0.25,  Hexazinone 0.02, Simazine 0.03, Tebuthiuron 0.01, Metolachlor 0.01

5 Feb 13 – 4 Mar 13: Ametryn 0.61 (PDMS 2.9), Atrazine 3.2, DE Atrazine 0.06, Diuron 38,  Hexazinone 6.8, Tebuthiuron 4.7, Metolachlor 0.58, Imidacloprid 0.52, Galaxolide (PDMS 0.08)

4 Mar 13 – 5 May 13: Ametryn 0.11, Atrazine 1.0, DE Atrazine 0.12, Diuron 2, Hexazinone 0.53, Simazine 0.07, Tebuthiuron 3.7, Metolachlor 0.39 (PDMS 4.6)