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. 2023 Jul 18;11:e15650. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15650

Table 2. Time-weighted mean (TWM) and maximal concentrations as well as the frequency of detection (FODLOQ) of all detected pesticides during all sampling events.

Substance LOQ [ng/L] Langder Flutgraben (n = 5) [ng/L] Waschbach (n = 10) [ng/L] Weidgraben (n = 5) [ng/L]
TWM a Max b FOD LOQ [%] TWM a Max b FOD LOQ [%] TWM a Max b FOD LOQ [%]
Bifenox-free acid 20 <LOQ <LOQ 0 <LOQ <LOQ 0 <LOQ 79 20
Carbendazim 1 2.6 14 80 8.8 44 100 <LOQ 3.7 20
Clomazone 2 <LOQ <LOQ 0 3.6 31 90 3.7 17 40
Clothianidin 5 <LOQ <LOQ 0 5.4 98 30 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Chloridazone 20 <LOQ <LOQ 0 53 1,800 40 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Chlortoluron 2 <LOQ <LOQ 0 2.7 10 40 <LOQ 12 20
Difenoconazole 1 <LOQ 5.6 60 1.4 9.2 90 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Diflufenican 1 16 47 100 2.9 13 100 <LOQ 2 40
Dimethachlor 2 <LOQ <LOQ 0 10 140 100 21 230 60
Dimethachlor-ESAc 5 9.5 14 100 15 53 100 240 1,400 100
Dimethachlor-OAd 5 <LOQ 5.1 20 6.9 46 40 180 1,100 80
Dimethenamide 2 9.9 65 100 65 740 100 16 160 100
Dimethenamide-ESAc 10 12 35 60 19 54 100 29 120 80
Dimethenamide-OAd 20 <LOQ <LOQ 0 <LOQ 30.9 10 <LOQ 79 60
Dimethomorph 2 2.2 17 20 9.7 103 90 <LOQ 3.5 60
Diuron 1 <LOQ 7.9 60 4.1 20.0 90 <LOQ 1.2 40
DCPMUe 0.5 <LOQ 1.1 40 0.8 2.7 90 <LOQ 0.5 20
Epoxiconazole 1 26 140 100 23 230 100 4.8 29 100
Fenpropimorph 2 4.3 87 60 <LOQ 21 30 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Fluazifop 5 <LOQ 12 40 5.1 120 80 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Flufenacet 2 14 140 100 64 950 100 7.7 43 80
Flufenacet-ESA 5 12 72 100 6.3 24 60 8.5 50 100
Flufenacet-OA 10 17 59 100 <LOQ 30 60 <LOQ 48 60
Flurtamon 1 24 96 100 3.9 81 90 <LOQ 1.0 20
Imidacloprid 5 <LOQ 5.0 20 <LOQ 37 30 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Irgarol 0.5 <LOQ <LOQ 0 0.9 9.4 90 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Isoproturon 0.5 1.5 8.4 80 28 560 100 2.5 40 60
Mecoprop 2 4.5 38 60 34 250 90 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Metamitron 10 <LOQ <LOQ 0 2,600 78,000 80 210 1,300 40
Desamino-Metamitron 5 <LOQ 21 80 400 5,100 90 22 120 60
Metazachlor 1 2.8 18 80 340 6,800 100 49 330 60
Metazachlor-ESAc 20 220 510 100 220 670 100 370 1,900 100
Metazachlor-OAd 20 59 200 100 120 380 100 250 1,200 100
Metolachlor 1 2,400 15,000 100 180 3,900 100 27 220 100
Metolachlor-ESAc 2 180 650 100 45 280 100 86 280 100
Metolachlor-OAd 5 180 700 100 19 260 100 11 77 80
Napropamide 10 <LOQ <LOQ 0 <LOQ 110 30 <LOQ 25 40
Propiconazole 2 29 180 100 12 250 100 <LOQ 4.6 40
Propyzamide 1 1.0 2.1 100 4.2 37 100 1.3 13 80
Prosulfocarb 50 2,100 13,000 80 190 3,900 50 <LOQ 170 20
Prothioconazole-desthio 5 66 260 80 45 290 70 6.2 43 80
Quinmerac 5 <LOQ 7.7 40 260 3,400 100 200 1,400 80
Tebuconazole 1 20 110 100 36 210 100 13 100 100
Terbutryn 1 3.7 15 80 160 2,400 100 <LOQ <LOQ 0
Terbuthylazine 1 1,500 8,700 100 41 260 100 21 150 100
2-Hydroxy-Terbuthylazine 1 46 220 100 39 370 100 5.7 17 100
Desethyl-terbuthylazine 1 97 470 100 25 150 100 8.3 87 100
Thiacloprid 2 4.9 26 80 21 700 60 <LOQ 4.2 40
Thiamethoxam 5 <LOQ 5.6 20 7.4 98 40 15 92 20
Triadimenol 20 <LOQ 23 20 <LOQ 59 40 <LOQ <LOQ 0

Notes.

a

Time-weighted mean value of the concentration of the composite samples

b

Maximum value of the concentration in each composite sample

c

ESA, ethanesulfonic acid

d

OA, oxalic acid

e

DCPMU, N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methylurea)