Pesticide drift occurs as particle or droplet drift and vapor drift: Particle or Droplet Drift Particle or droplet drift occurs during or soon after the application. ‘Particle’ means the active ingredient of a pesticide as a liquid (spray droplet), granule, pellet, dust, fumigant, etc. Small droplets are more likely to drift than larger droplets. A number […]
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Pesticide Drift
Pesticide drift occurs whenever pesticide leaves the intended target site through the air during or soon after application. Pesticide drift may cause injury to farmworkers and other people, particularly children, adjacent crops or other non-target plants, livestock, sensitive areas, fish, and wildlife. Even if visible injury does not occur, illegal residues may be present in […]