EPA has created a new virtual toolbox for information on soil fumigation, which is available at http://www.epa.gov/soil-fumigants. The soil fumigants toolbox now provides easy access to a variety of soil fumigant training, outreach, and other resource materials for applicators and handlers, communities, state and local agencies, and others interested in understanding and implementing the current requirements […]
Soil
How to Prevent Water Contamination
There are a variety of common management practices that provide multiple benefits. Crop and Soil Management Strategies Crop rotation keeps pests off-balance, especially those that prefer a particular crop with its associated cultural practices. Cover crops provide crop residues, which enhance soil organic matter. Careful crop variety selection ensures that the crop is well-adapted to local […]
The Problem of Leaching
Leaching is the movement of contaminants, such as water-soluble pesticides or fertilizers, carried by water downward through permeable soils. Generally speaking, most pesticides adsorb to soil particles (especially clay), become immobile, and do not leach. The fate of mobile pesticides, however, can be thought of as a race between the various degradation processes and leaching […]