Dieldrin, heptachlor, and chlordane residues in soybeans in Illinois 1974, 1980.
The Illinois soybean crop was monitored in 1974 and 1980 for dieldrin, heptachlor, and chlordane residues resulting from the use of these compounds for corn soil insect control in the years before extensive soybean cultivation. Residue levels were compared with past published amounts. Dieldrin residue levels in soybeans declined between 1974 and 1980. Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide levels remained level between 1974 and 1980. Chlorinated hydrocarbon residues were lower in the southern third of Illinois than for the remainder of the state.of S.A.'s worst congestion spots, is only weeks away from beginning

Traffic traveling on the frontage roads toward Fair Oaks Parkway will be blocked off.

Old Fredericksburg Road and Leslie Pfeiffer Drive will be closed off from the highway. Officials don't believe businesses in the area will be affected by the closures.

"Every effort has been made to minimize the impact on the flow of main lane traffic. However, frontage road and side street traffic will be heavily impacted," reads the TxDOT post.

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This weekend's closures mark the first of about a half-dozen more this summer, which will occur the first three weekends of July and are subject to change.

"Expect overnight closures later this summer as crews pour concrete," reads the TxDOT post.

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