ABSTRACT

More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed sediment, and aquatic and terrestrial biota throughout the world. Recent research suggests that low levels of some of these pesticides may have the potential to affect the development, reproduction,

chapter |2 pages

Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota

Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors

chapter Chapter 1|30 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

Characteristics of Studies Reviewed

chapter Chapter 3|148 pages

National Distribution and Trends

chapter Chapter 4|34 pages

Governing Processes

chapter Chapter 6|118 pages

Analysis of Key Topics—Environmental Significance

chapter Chapter 7|12 pages

Summary and Conclusions