Spray Drift Mitigation Using Opposing Synchronized Air-Blast Sprayers.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6094
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pesticide drift is a serious environmental and safety concern that affects all of U.S. agriculture. A number of mitigation techniques to reduce pesticide drift have been recommended by industry, academic and government agencies. These… read more here.
Keywords: drift; pesticide drift; pesticide; mitigation ... See more keywords
Primary and secondary pesticide drift profiles from a peach orchard.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.03.014
Abstract: Atmospheric drift is considered a major loss path of pesticide from target areas, but there is still a large gap of knowledge regarding this complex phenomenon. Pesticide drift may occur during application (Primary drift) and… read more here.
Keywords: peach orchard; drift; secondary drift; pesticide drift ... See more keywords
Tort tradeoffs in cases of pesticide drift: A legal and economic analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276418
Abstract: Widespread pesticide drift issues ensued from the advent of dicamba-tolerant crop systems in the late 2010s, resulting in millions of acres of damaged farmland. Farmers who suffered drift-related losses in crop yield had to seek… read more here.
Keywords: legal economic; drift legal; cases pesticide; tradeoffs cases ... See more keywords