2011 January – June: Bendigo Creek Huntly Post Locust Spraying. Pesticides: Fipronil, Diazinon

PFAS pesticide: Fipronil

An Assessment of Effects of the 2010-2011 Australian Plague Locust Response on Victorian Aquatic Ecosystems

Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management Technical Report #9

Bryant Gagliardi, Sara Long, Gavin Rose, Lisa Golding, Jason Lieschke, Tara Daw Quadros, Leon Metzeling, Vincent Pettigrove.

December 2011

Insecticides measured above limit of detection in surface waters

25/1/11: Post-Spray Bendigo Creek Huntly Fipronil 0.001ug/L

25/1/11: Post-Spray Bendigo Creek Huntly Fipronil Sulfone 0.001ug/L

15/6/11: Third Bendigo Creek Huntly Fipronil 0.006ug/L

15/6/11: Third Bendigo Creek Huntly Fipronil Sulfone 0.001ug/L

15/6/11: Third Bendigo Creek Huntly Diazinon 0.02ug/L