Occurrence of glyphosate in surface waters of Southern Ontario.
Glyphosate in surface waters of southern Ontario (Canada) was studied over a 2-year period. A small percentage of samples exhibited glyphosate concentrations greater than the analytical limit of quantitation (17 microg a.e./L), and the maximum concentration of glyphosate measured was 40.8 microg/L. No samples of roughly 500 analyzed exceeded the Canadian Water Quality Guideline of 65 microg a.e./L considered protective of aquatic life. Typical concentrations of glyphosate in amphibian habitats were well below a range of toxicity thresholds for aquatic organisms, and were thus judged to be unlikely to pose a substantial risk to either sensitive amphibian larvae or other aquatic biota.
Struger
John
J
Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada.
Thompson
Dean
D
Staznik
Bozena
B
Martin
Pamela
P
McDaniel
Tana
T
Marvin
Chris
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