UC Davis Environmental Justice Project

Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Academic Literature Review: Entry #124

CategoryWater
Keywordspesticides, water quality
TitleEnvironmental Setting of the San Joaquin-Tulare Basins, California
CommentsThis article examines pesticide residues in various soil types in the Central valley. They found most pesticide leeching in eastern Fresno and Tulare Counties because their alluvial soils have higher permeability.
Author(s)Gronberg, J.M., N. M. Dubrovsky, C. R. Krater, J. L, Domagalski, L. R. Brown, and K. R. Burow.
Year1997
NotesUSGS Report 97-4205 (Reston, VA)