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RECORD NUMBER: 22 OF 25Main Title | Treatment of Seasonal Pesticides in Surface Waters. | |||||||||||
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Author | Miltner, R. J. ; Baker, D. B. ; Speth, T. F. ; Fronk, C. A. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Heidelberg Coll., Tiffin, OH. Water Quality Lab.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Drinking Water Research Div. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1988 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-R-005727; EPA/600/D-88/133; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB88-225008 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Pesticides ; Runoff ; Water pollution control ; Water treatment ; Monitoring ; Surface waters ; Agriculture ; Activated carbon treatment ; Chemical removal(Water treatment) ; Odor control ; Adsorption ; Sand filtration ; Taste ; Cost effectiveness ; Chlorine organic compound ; Nitrogen inorganic compounds ; Comparison ; Chemical analysis ; Atrazine ; Alachlor ; Carbofuran | |||||||||||
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Collation | 47p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Numerous pesticides were monitored in surface waters in agricultural areas. Atrazine, alachlor, metolachlor, cyanazine, metribuzin, carbofuran, linuron, and simazine were found in the influent to three water treatment plants in storm runoff following their application. Studies at these plants, together with bench-scale studies, demonstrated poor control by conventional treatment processes. The relatively high adsorption capacities of these agrichemicals indicate that Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) can be cost-effective for their control. Powered Activated Carbon (PAC) applied at taste-and-odor control doses can also be effective if moderate percent removal is required. |