Utility and Railway Right-of-Way Contaminants in British Columbia: Chlorophenols

Utility and railway right-of-way ditches flowing to salmon (Oncorhynchus spp-) streams in the Lower Mainland of Britibh Columbia, Canada, were sampled in 1990 to determine the occurrence and levels of chlorophenols (CP). Ditches of pristine watershed areas, parklands, and agricultural lands were also sampled to establish background/reference levels of CP. While CP were not detected in ditches of pristine watershed areas and parklands, they were found in farmland, utility, and railway right-of-way ditches