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Abstract: 6630 A. Introduction

1. Sources and Significance

The organochlorine pesticides commonly occur in waters that have been affected by agricultural discharges. Some of the listed compounds are degradation products of other pesticides detected by this method. Several of the pesticides are bioaccumulative and relatively stable, as well as toxic or carcinogenic; thus, they require close monitoring.

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Standard Methods Committee of the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation. 6630 organochlorine pesticides In: Standard Methods For the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Lipps WC, Baxter TE, Braun-Howland E, editors. Washington DC: APHA Press.

DOI: 10.2105/SMWW.2882.130

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