Passage of fiproles and imidacloprid from urban pest control uses through wastewater treatment plants in northern California, USA

M. Sadaria, Akash; Sutton, Rebecca; D. Moran, Kelly; Teerlink, Jennifer; Vanfleet Brown, Jackson; U. Halden, Rolf

doi:10.1002/etc.3673

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Passage of fiproles and imidacloprid from urban pest control uses through wastewater treatment plants in northern California, USA

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Authors:

Akash M. Sadaria

Rebecca Sutton

Kelly D. Moran

Abstract

Abstract Urban pest control insecticides—specifically fipronil and its 4 major degradates (fipronil sulfone, sulfide, desulfinyl, and amide), as well as imidacloprid—were monitored during drought conditions in 8 San Francisco Bay (San Francisco, CA, USA) wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In influ...

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