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Completion Report: Pesticide And Nitrate Monitoring Results For Craighead, Mississippi, And Poinsett Counties, Arkansas: Phase Ii, Kenneth F. Steele, William R. Clayton, Terry W. Nichols, Paul F. Vendrell
Completion Report: Pesticide And Nitrate Monitoring Results For Craighead, Mississippi, And Poinsett Counties, Arkansas: Phase Ii, Kenneth F. Steele, William R. Clayton, Terry W. Nichols, Paul F. Vendrell
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Because of the concern for potential contamination of ground water by agricultural chemicals, 38 wells drilled in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in Mississippi County and the eastern parts of Craighead and Poinsett Counties, Arkansas were analyzed for pesticides and nitrate. The pesticide, fluometuron, was detected in one sample at a concentration of 0.5 mg/L. Bentazon was detected in three samples at concentrations of 2.5, 0.3, and 0.3 mg/L. The occurrences of the pesticides appear to represent isolated incidents rather than a widespread aquifer contamination. All detections were below health and safety standards. Nitrate is present in several wells …
Woodruff County Groundwater Vulnerability, H. D. Scott
Woodruff County Groundwater Vulnerability, H. D. Scott
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There is much unknown about the extent of pesticide contamination of groundwater in Arkansas. In recent years, several research studies have been conducted where wells for irrigation and domestic uses have been sampled and analyzed for pesticides (Lavy, 1988; USGS,1993; Nichols, et al., 1993). For state and federal regulatory agencies, evaluation of the potential ground water contamination begins with considering those areas in Arkansas where pesticides are used and where the ground water is vulnerable to contamination. With a relatively large area of crops grown in Arkansas and only limited financial resources available for chemical analyses by state and federal …