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Results of the calendar year 1976 Department of the Army Pesticide Monitoring Program are presented. Significant findings and conclusions are as follows: (a) Untransformed data should not be relied upon in making statistical comparisons of environmental pesticide residues. (b) The stratified sampling design is adequate to provide an environmental pesticide profile of an installation. (c) Significant differences observed in CY 75 soil data were again evident in CY 76 data. (d) Significant differences observed in CY 75 sediment data were not observed in CY 76 data. (e) Fish exhibit a greater diversity of pesticide residues than corresponding sediment. (f) Statistically significant interactions among the various components were noted with regard to quantitative data. (g) Two years data did not indicate any significant general trends or patterns in pesticide residues. (Author)