Biomaterial Database

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane residues in water in South Carolina, 1979-80. 1981

G E Carter, and M B Riley

During 1979-80, a total of 236 water samples were collected from 205 sites in South Carolina. Well water, surface water (lakes, ponds, and rivers), and municipal water were sampled and analyzed for the soil fumigant 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP). DBCP levels ranged from non-detectable to 0.05 microgram/liter (ppb) in an area of nonuse (background). No municipal water samples in the state exceeded the background level. In the area of high use of DBCP, 37% of the surface water samples exceeded the background level, but none exceeded 0.4 microgram/liter. Twenty-seven percent of the well water samples from the high-use area exceeding the background level, and 10.2% of the samples exceeded 1 microgram/liter. All samples exceeding 1 microgram/liter came from a small area within one county. The possible mode of contamination was not determined.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010573	Pesticide Residues	Pesticides or their breakdown products remaining in the environment following their normal use or accidental contamination.	Pesticide Residue,Residue, Pesticide,Residues, Pesticide
D011407	Propane	A three carbon alkane with the formula H3CCH2CH3.
D002849	Chromatography, Gas	Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix.	Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D005618	Fresh Water	Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES.	Freshwater,Fresh Waters,Freshwaters,Water, Fresh,Waters, Fresh
D013022	South Carolina	State bounded on the north by North Carolina, on the east and south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by Georgia.
D013058	Mass Spectrometry	An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers.	Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass
D014873	Water Pollutants	Substances or organisms which pollute the water or bodies of water. Use for water pollutants in general or those for which there is no specific heading.	Water Pollutant,Pollutant, Water,Pollutants, Water
D014874	Water Pollutants, Chemical	Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.	Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D014881	Water Supply	Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)	Supplies, Water,Supply, Water,Water Supplies