An Evaluation of DDT and Dieldrin in Lake Michigan, 1972
Authors
The Lake Michigan Interstate Pesticides Committee of the Lake Michigan Enforcement Conference
Issue Date
2011-04-01T17:36:13Z
Type
Technical Report
Language
en_US
Subject
Biological Monitoring , Fish Monitoring , Lake Michigan , Legislation , Pesticide Monitoring , Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contamination , Water Sampling , DDT , Dieldrin
Alternative Title
Abstract
The presence of pesticides and particularly the chlorinated hydrocarbon
insecticides in Lake Michigan water is responsible for biological
accumulations that affect a wide variety of legitimate uses. The data
collected from waters, wastewaters, invertebrate organisms and fish all
suggest that DDT plus analogs and dieldrin are observed consistently at
levels that warrant concern from both a public health and wildlife
preservation standpoint. The sources of these chlorinated hydrocarbon
insecticides include not only industrial and wastewater effluents but
also diffuse sources such as from agricultural activities and municipal
pest control programs.
The evaluation of the chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in both
wastewater and biological specimens is complicated by the presence of
products such as polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalates. These
products interfere with the analysis for the target insecticide and,
indeed, have biological implications of their own.
This report is submitted in fulfillment of four cooperative grants to
the Lake Michigan Enforcement Conference participating state under the
sponsorship of the Environmental Protection Agency and include grant
numbers 16050 EYV (Wisconsin), 16050 EYS (Indiana), 16050 EFV (Michigan)
and 16050 ESP (Illinois) for an investigation of "Evaluation of Pesticide
Sources and Levels Tributary to lake Michigan".
Description
Appendices: I - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Lake Michigan Waters
II - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Lake Michigan Tributary Waters
III - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Biological Monitors
IV - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Lake Michigan Fish
V - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Municipal Wastewater Effluents
VI - Industrial Wastewater Evaluation
of PCBs in Lake Michigan
VII - Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
in Stream Sediments
VIII - Five State Pesticide Legislation; Appendix I Lake Michigan Basin Office Open Lake
Sample Stations; Appendix II Lake Michigan Basin Major River Pesticide
Sampling Stations; Appendix III Indiana Biological Pesticide Monitoring
Stations - Indiana State Board of Health