Spray drift and bystander risk from fruit crop spraying

J.C. van de Zande, M.C. Butler Ellis, M. Wenneker, P.J. Walklate, M. Kennedy

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Abstract

In the EU-FP7-BROWSE project (Bystanders, Residents, Operators and WorkerS Exposure models for plant protection products) spray drift data measured in the Netherlands and the UK for orchard spraying are combined to develop a probabilistic empirical model of bystander and resident exposure to spray drift. The model requires data relating to airborne spray to determine dermal and inhaled exposure, and relating to ground deposits, to determine indirect dermal exposure to contaminated ground. The available data can discriminate between full leaf (BBCH 74¿92), the intermediate periods (BBCH 61¿73 and 93¿0) and the dormant (BBCH 0¿60) period. For the BROWSE model, reference curves are defined for axial and cross-flow fan sprayers for ground deposit and airborne drift for 0¿1 m and 0¿2 m heights above ground as functions of distance downwind.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Advances in Pesticide Application
EditorsP.G. Andersen, P. Balsari, P.I. Carpenter, S.E. Cooper, C.R. Glass, B. Magri, P.C.H. Miller, C. Mountford-Smith, T.H. Robinson, D. Stock, W.A. Taylor, J.C. van de Zande
Place of PublicationWellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK
PublisherAssociation of Applied Biologists
Pages177-186
Volume122
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventAspects of Applied Biology 122, International Advances in Pesticide Application, Oxford, UK -
Duration: 8 Jan 201410 Jan 2014

Conference

ConferenceAspects of Applied Biology 122, International Advances in Pesticide Application, Oxford, UK
Period8/01/1410/01/14

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