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Study: Numerous pesticides in rivers feeding Salton Sea

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 6, 2008 at 3:43 pm

From MyDesert.com:

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey found even more pesticides in the rivers feeding the Salton Sea.

The studies, more sophisticated than those conducted in 2001 and 2003, found 25 pesticides in the water and 34 in sediments of the Alamo and New rivers, which originate in Mexico and give the sea about 80 percent of its inflows.

“They’ve looked for more, and they’ve found more,” said Jim Nickles, spokesman for USGS’s California Water Science Center.

“They had more advanced laboratory techniques so they were able to detect compounds at lower concentrations.”

MyDesert.com promises a full story tomorrow, but you can read the rest of this short article by clicking here. You can also read the USGS Report by clicking here.

November 6, 2008 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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One Response to “Study: Numerous pesticides in rivers feeding Salton Sea”

  1. Coyote on February 3rd, 2009 3:37 pm

    I’d really like a copy of this USGS report, but the links are broken. Please advise.

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