2007: Bull Creek (Western Australia)
PFAS pesticide in bold
A baseline study of organic contaminants in the Swan and Canning catchment drainage system using passive sampling devices. Government of Western Australia Department of Water. December 2009
Bull Creek WA
Deployment period two; January – February 2007
The estimated concentration in water (CW) (ng/L) of herbicides predicted from ED passive samplers deployed in January – February 2007 in sub-catchments near Perth. The sampling rates used 0.12 L/day.
The estimated concentration in water (ng/L) of insecticides predicted from PDMS passive samplers deployed during July – August 2007 in subcatchments near Perth.
Phosphate Tri-n-Butyl: >30ng/L (Replicate A), >30ng/L (Replicate B)
Trifluralin: 1ng/L (Replicate A), 1ng/L (Replicate B)
Diazinon: 6ng/L (Replicate A), 9ng/L (Replicate B)
Triallate: <0.5ng/L (Replicate A), <0.5ng/L (Replicate B)
Terbutryn: 39ng/L (Replicate A), 54ng/L (Replicate B)
Chlorpyrifos: 7ng/L (Replicate A), 9ng/L (Replicate B)
Metolachlor: <8ng/L (Replicate A), <8ng/L (Replicate B)
Hepatchor Epoxide: <1ng/L (Replicate A), <1ng/L (Replicate B)
Pendimethalin: <1ng/L (Replicate A), <1ng/L (Replicate B)
Chlordane Trans: <1ng/L (Replicate A), <1ng/L (Replicate B)
Methidathion: <30ng/L (Replicate A), <30ng/L (Replicate B)
Oxadiazon: <0.5ng/L (Replicate A), <0.5ng/L (Replicate B)
Dieldrin: 3ng/L (Replicate A), 4ng/L (Replicate B)
Piperonyl Butoxide: 7ng/L (Replicate A), 7ng/L (Replicate B)
Benalaxyl: 3ng/L (Replicate A), 3ng/L (Replicate B)
Propiconazole: <3ng/L (Replicate A), <3ng/L (Replicate B)
Bifenthrin: <1ng/L (Replicate A), 1ng/L (Replicate B)
Mean ND 17