River Water Pesticide Measurements In Humber Catchment 1994-1996

Humber catchment rivers contain weekly and storm-period measurements of 11 specific pesticides including Atrazine, Simazine, and Permethrin. Data was collected between 1994 and 1996 by the Land Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) project, with samples processed via solid-phase extraction and Gas Chromatography analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends of Atrazine, Simazine, and Permethrin concentrations across weekly and storm-period sampling.
• Compare pesticide levels like Fenitrothion and Malathion between different river sites within the Humber catchment.
• Model the environmental transport of triazine (e.g., Terbutryn), organophosphate, and pyrethroid pesticide groups.
• Assess co-occurrence patterns of measured pesticides such as HCH gamma, Parathion, and Prometryn in river water.

Strengths

• Covers 11 specifically named pesticides including Atrazine, Cyanazin, and Permethrin.
• Sampling occurred weekly and during storm events over a defined 3-year period (1994-1996).
• Documented analytical methodology using solid-phase extraction and Gas Chromatography.
• Geographic scope is clearly defined as the Humber catchment area.

Limitations

• Unknown sample count (rows) and data structure (columns) limits assessment of statistical power.
• Data is temporally stale, representing conditions from over 25 years ago.
• Geographic bias is present as sampling was confined to the Humber catchment in the UK.

Provenance

Source

Land Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) project, Environmental Information Data Centre.

Collection Method

Water samples collected, extracted via solid-phase extraction (SPE), and analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC) at the Institute of Freshwater Ecology.

Time Range

1994 to 1996.

Freshness

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Geography

Humber catchment area rivers in the UK.