Pesticides (continued)
Desethyl Atrazine: A degradate product or metabolite of atrazine. Measured in µg/L or ppb. Desethyl atrazine is the most common degradate of atrazine detected in Iowa's surface waters and groundwater.
Desisopropyl Atrazine: A degradate product or metabolite of atrazine. Measured in µg/L or ppb. Of the atrazine metabolites, desisopropyl atrazine is not as commonly detected in Iowa's surface waters and groundwater as desethyl atrazine.
Dimethenamid: A herbicide for weed control in corn, dry beans, sorghum, and soybeans. Dimethenamid is in the chloroacetamide family of herbicides. Measured in µg/L or ppb. Frontier, Century, and Guardsman are some of the product names.
EPTC: An herbicide in the carbamate family that is used to control annual grasses, perennial weeds, broadleaf weeks in beans, and forage legumes. Measured in µg/L or ppb. DoublePlay is one of the product names.
Metolachlor: A common herbicide in the chloracetanilide family of herbicides. Measured in µg/L or ppb. Metolachlor has a Health Advisory Level of 100 µg/L or ppb. Dual is one of the product names.
Metribuzin: A common herbicide in the triazine family of herbicides. Used to control grasses and broadleaf weeds. Measured in µg/L or ppb. Sencor is one of the product names.
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