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Organophosphorous Pesticides in Surface Water of Iran

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This research aims to evaluate the presence and distribution of pesticides in Babolrood River of Mazandaran Province in Iran. Mean diazinon levels in surface water ranged from 77.6 to 101.6 μg L−1 with maximum level of 768.9 μg L−1 and mean malathion levels ranged from 55.7 to 75.9 μg L−1 with maximum level of 506.6 μg L−1. The residues of malathion and diazinon pesticides in all of the stations, 2 weeks after spraying, were more than allowed limits.

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This research was part of a PhD dissertation of the first author and has been supported by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (grant number 89-04-27-11663). The authors wholeheartedly acknowledge Hassan Amini for reviewing, editing, and help in publishing this paper.

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  1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Abdolmajid Fadaei, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Simin Nasseri & Amir Hossein Mahvi

  2. Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Noushin Rastkari

  3. Department of Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mansoreh Shayeghi

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Fadaei, A., Dehghani, M.H., Nasseri, S. et al. Organophosphorous Pesticides in Surface Water of Iran. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 867–869 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0568-0

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