Mackay Catchment Qld – December 2017
Chlorpyrifos: 0.0057ug/L (highest detection)
DEET: 0.0116ug/L (highest detection)
Imidacloprid: 0.415ug/L (highest detection)
2,4-D: 0.045ug/L (highest detection)
Atrazine: 0.0206ug/L (highest detection)
Diuron: 0.0274ug/L (highest detection)
Hexazinone: 0.0516ug/L (highest detection)
MCPA: 0.0226ug/L (highest detection)
Metolachlor: 0.0067ug/L (highest detection)
4-Nonylphenol-mono-ethoxylate (adjuvant): 0.0154ug/L (highest detection)
4-tert-Octylphenol (adjuvant): 0.0067ug/L (highest detection)
4-Nonylphenol-di-ethoxylate (adjuvant): 0.0097ug/L (highest detection)
Metalaxyl: 0.0064ug/L (highest detection)
Source: The impacts of modern-use pesticides on shrimp agriculture: An assessment for north eastern Australia. Article in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety: February 2018 (Hook, Sellars, Kookana, Kumar)