Using the ELISA method to track atrazine occurrence in a national monitoring program

During the past two decades, numerous monitoring programs have been conducted to characterize the occurrence and use of atrazine, the most commonly applied herbicide in the United States. In 2003, AWWA and the Water Industry Technical Action Fund jointly sponsored the Atrazine Monitoring Program to...

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Published in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2006-10, Vol.98 (10), p.111-123
Main Authors: GRAZIANO, NICOLE, MCGUIRE, MICHAEL, ADAMS, CRAIG, ROBERSON, ALAN, JIANG, HUA, BLUTE, NICOLE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated carbon
Applied sciences
Atrazine
Beacons
Creeks & streams
Drinking water
Drinking water and swimming-pool water. Desalination
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Enzymes
Exact sciences and technology
Groundwater
Herbicides
Laboratories
Monitoring
Plants
Pollution
Potable water
Raw water
Studies
Surface water
Test methods
Water samples
Water supply
Water treatment
Water treatment and pollution
Water utilities
Watersheds
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Summary:During the past two decades, numerous monitoring programs have been conducted to characterize the occurrence and use of atrazine, the most commonly applied herbicide in the United States. In 2003, AWWA and the Water Industry Technical Action Fund jointly sponsored the Atrazine Monitoring Program to expand on previous studies and assess atrazine occurrence patterns in US drinking water systems. A commercially available enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test method was used to determine atrazine occurrence in 38 water sources from 33 utilities surveyed. The ELISA method used, although relatively precise, was found to be inaccurate for many of the waters tested in this study; the testing kit has since been modified to address interferences caused by oxidants. However, the data presented here, collected using the original ELISA method, reflect observed “trends” in atrazine occurrence rather than accurate atrazine concentrations.
ISSN:0003-150X
1551-8833
DOI:10.1002/j.1551-8833.2006.tb07783.x