Agricultural evaporation ponds

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Gao S, Tanji KK. 1995. Model for biomethylation and volatilization of selenium from agricultural evaporation ponds. J Environ Qual 24 191-197. 

KD Huysmans, WT Frankenberger Jr. Evolution of trimethylarsine by a Penicillium sp. isolated from agricultural evaporation pond water. Sci Total Environ 105 13-28, 1991. 

The UCB group also performed triazine EIAs on samples from agricultural evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin Valley. These ponds collect drainage from fields where triazines may be used, and thus have the potential for accumulating these, and other pesticides. Metal ions, salts, and suspended solids accumulate in amounts up to 20 times those found in sea water, and various species of bacteria, algae and even brine shrimp may propagate in water from these... 

Table V Analysis of triazines in water from agricultural evaporation ponds.

NOTE Samples of wator from 3 agricultural evaporation ponds in the San Joaquin Wley, and from a drain sump (T4) and the San Ltiis water delivery canal, were analyzed without concentration or cleanup. Hie samfdes and analyses of th ionic content were provided to us fay the California Central blley Regional Ubtor Quality Control Board. 

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