Investigation of Ground Water Contamination by Fenamiphos and Atrazine in a Residential Area: Source and Distribution of Contamination |
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| Authors: | Stephen J Appleyard |
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| Institution: | Stephen J. Appleyard earned his Ph.D. at the University of Western Australia in 1986. He is a project geologist at the Geological Survey of Western Australia (100 Plain St., East Perth, WA 6004, Western Australia). |
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| Abstract: | Ground water in a residential area of Perth. Western Australia, was contaminated with fenamiphos and atrazine. probably as a result of the storage and handling of these chemicals at a residential properly. Sampling of existing wells indicated that atrazine and fenamiphos concentrations in ground water beneath a neighboring property were 2000 μg/L and 1000 μg/L, respectively. Fenamiphos concentrations were sufficiently high to be toxic on prolonged skin contact, and contamination posed a public health threat to nearby residents with private wells. Management of the contamination problem included restricting ground water use in the area and using a recovery well to pump contaminated ground water. |
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