| Main Title |
PCB's in Agricultural and Urban Soil. |
| Author |
Carey, A. E. ;
Gowen., J. A. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. |
| Year Published |
1972 |
| Stock Number |
PB-276 315 |
| Additional Subjects |
Residues ;
Biphenyls ;
Pesticides ;
Monitoring ;
Soils ;
Farm crops ;
Urban areas ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Agriculture ;
United States ;
Pesticide residues ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Aroclor 1254 ;
Aroclor 1260 ;
Biphenyl/chloro
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-276 315 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
4p |
| Abstract |
Polychlorinated biphenyls in soil have been monitored since 1972 as part of the National Soils Monitoring Program, originally established to measure pesticide residue levels in agricultural soils, raw agricultural commodities, and urban soils across the Nation. The PCB's are monitored as part of this program because of their chemical similarity to certain chlorinated pesticides. The PCB's have rarely been detected in agricultural soils of the United States. Only 0.1 percent of the soil samples collected in the National Soils Monitoring Program for 1972 contained detectable PCB levels. However, detectable levels of PCB's occur more frequently in urban soils. Of the 19 metropolitan areas sampled since 1971, 12 of the cities, or 63 percent showed detectable PCB levels. The most commonly encountered PCB was Aroclor 1254, which was identified in approximately 40 percent of the positive samples, while Aroclor 1260 was prevalent in about 20 percent of the positive samples. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in unidentified Jnl. |
| Availability Notes |
Included in the report, Journal Articles on Pesticide Residues in the Environment. Group 2, PB-276 312. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1972 |
| Category Codes |
6F; 8M; 2C; 57H; 48E; 98C; 68E |
| NTIS Prices |
(Order as PB-276 312, MF A01) |
| Primary Description |
500/01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323730977 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
