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Fate and transport of dieldrin in Coralville Reservoir: residues in fish and water following a pesticide ban
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Fate and transport of dieldrin in Coralville Reservoir: residues in fish and water following a pesticide ban

Jerald L Schnoor
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.211(4484), pp.840-842
02/20/1981
DOI: 10.1126/science.211.4484.840
PMID: 17740400

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Abstract

A model for the fate and transport of pesticide has been calibrated with field data from 1968 to 1978. The results have aided in a management decision to lift a commercial fishing ban in Coralville Reservoir, eastern Iowa. Dieldrin residues in fish, sediment, and water are all declining at about 15 percent per year. Approximately 50 percent of the pesticide load is exported from the reservoir in the outflow, 40 percent undergoes sedimentation, and 10 percent enters the fish.

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