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The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of suspended material on measurement of DDT in estuarine water. Preliminary studies (Wilson et al., 1970) reported a decrease in extractable DDT from estuarine water with time. These results were observed in laboratory studies in which DDT was added to natural estuarine water and incubated in sealed glass containers. The results were interpreted by many workers as indication of DDT breakdown. The objective of the studies described herein was to learn if suspended material accumulated DDT under the conditions of this experiment and prevented its complete recovery. No attempt was made to evaluate the separate effects of biotic and abiotic suspended material.