Table 14: Levels (µg/kg) of permethrin and cyfluthrin in sediment from sites 1 to 7 of the Meltham Catchment, West Yorkshire, UK.

Sampling Site Permethrin cis Permethrin trans Cyfluthrin Mirex recovery (%)
Site 1 42.8 19.6 1.5 75.2
Site 2 213.1 82.6 1.3 82.6
Site 3 309.5 108.7 4.6 80.2
Site 4 67.9 24.2 5.8 86.5
Site 5 0.58 0.26 0.086 79.1
Site 6 20.1 4.6 0.45 81.4
Site 7 132.0 22.8 0.56 87.7

All concentrations at µg kg-1 level.