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Organophosphorus (OP) insecticides have high acute toxicity toward many nontarget vertebrate and invertebrate organisms, but direct measurement of OPs in environmental samples is difficult because their concentrations may fall below detection limits within hours to days after entering aquatic ecosystems. Because OPs exert toxicity through cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition, which may persist for up to...