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We sample for pesticides in all the groundwater monitoring programs throughout the State. The table below shows what pesticides are sampled in different regions of the State.

Pesticide
Groundwater Region
Regional South East
Greater Mt Gambier
Greater Metropolitan
Barossa
Eyre Peninsula
Aldrin
 
*
*
*
*
Atrazine
*
*
*
*
*
Azinphos-Methyl
*
*
*
*
*
Chlordane
 
*
*
*
*
Chlordane-G
 
*
*
*
*
Chlorothalonil
 
*
*
*
*
Chlorpyrifos
 
*
*
*
*
Chlorthal-Dimethyl
 
*
*
*
*
DDT
 
*
*
*
*
DDD
 
*
*
*
*
DDE
 
*
*
*
*
Diazinon
*
*
*
*
*
Dieldrin
 
*
*
*
*
Endosulphan 1
 
*
*
*
*
Endosulphan 2
 
*
*
*
*
Endosulphan Sulphate
 
*
*
*
*
Endrin
 
*
*
*
*
Fenitrothion
*
*
*
*
*
Heptachlor
 
*
*
*
*
Heptachlor Expoxide
 
*
*
*
*
Hexazinone
*
*
*
*
*
Lindane
 
*
*
*
*
Malathion
*
*
*
*
*
Methoxychlor
 
*
*
*
*
Parathion
*
*
*
*
*
Parathion-Methyl
*
*
*
*
*
Prometryne
*
*
*
*
*
Simazine
*
*
*
*
*
Trifluralin
 
*
*
*
*
Vinclozolin
 
*
*
*
*

Regional South East - Millicent, Keith, Padthaway, Coonawarra
Greater Mt Gambier - Greater Mt Gambier Survey and Blue Lake Capture Zone
Greater Metropolitan - Northern Adelaide Plains, Willunga Basin, Metropolitan

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