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Main Title Pesticide Inputs and Risks in Coastal Wetlands.
Author Clark, J. R. ; Lewis, M. A. ; Pait, A. S. ;
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. ;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD. Environmental Assessment Div.
Publisher 1993
Year Published 1993
Report Number EPA/600/J-94/017;
Stock Number PB94-140647
Additional Subjects Pesticides ; Vulnerability ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Coasts ; Weed control ; Forestry ; Bioaccumulation ; Habitats ; Sites ; Degradation ; Sorption ; Exposure ; Concentration(Composition) ; Mixing ; Stratification ; Toxicity ; Vertebrates ; Marine fishes ; Reprints ; Wetlands ; Waterfowl
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NTIS  PB94-140647 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Coastal wetland habitats may receive pesticide inputs indirectly from agricultural and forest control of weeds and insects in upland drainage areas; indirectly or directly from weed, insect, and biofouling control from development of adjacent lands for agricultural, recreational or residential uses; and directly from control activities practiced within wetlands for protection of public health or for nuisance abatement. Persistent and bioaccumulative pesticides used at upland sites have threatened coastal wetland biota. For some more biodegradable contemporary pesticides, concerns for ecological impact are more a function of the proximity of the site of application relative to the wetland, and time available for degradation and sorption. In addition, the rate and extent of localized mixing, flushing, an stratification within the wetland can greatly affect exposure concentrations and durations for wetland biota. The short-term, direct toxic effects of pesticides on aquatic biota inhabiting coastal wetlands have been characterized in laboratory and field studies; however, the cumulative and indirect effects of repeated exposure to multiple chemicals at sublethal concentrations is a major research need.