EPA cracks down on pesticide spray drift from farms that harms innocent people: 'Ensure that vital public health protections are in place' first appeared on The Cool Down. The Cool Down.

Pesticide drift is a common problem that affects nearly every farming community in the US—whether crops are sprayed by hand, through fumigation, or via planes. Now, the federal government is ...

Spray drift can happen during or after a pesticide is sprayed on a field of crops or on timber. Weather conditions, like strong winds, can carry the chemicals to unintended areas where people can ...

Pesticide drift “exposes a wide range of nontarget living organisms such as beneficial insects, birds, and other animals that live near to/or far from the incurred areas.” Drift exposure upsets the ...

Unique Software For Preventing Pesticide Drift Date: July 25, 2005 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: The first user-friendly computer software for estimating the droplet drift ...

Over 100 schools in Stanislaus County face pesticide risks. Learn about regulations and the impact of pesticide drift on students’ health and safety.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it is putting protections in place sooner for farmworkers, their families and the general public near where pesticides are applied. The ...

This concept, called pesticide drift, also means that workers and adjacent communities are at risk because of the toxicity of DCPA—especially given that its labeling downplays that risk.

More than 100 schools and child care facilities in Stanislaus County are near areas where agricultural pesticides are applied. One major concern is pesticide drift — the unintentional movement ...

A year ago, on June 13, 2024, there was a long-distance drift event from a fumigation using chloropicrin (tear gas) and ...