An experimental protocol to determine the effects of temperature and light on the dissipation of xenobiotic substances in pesticide deposits is presented. A factorial design laboratory experiment is used to develop isothermal models of the dissipation of compounds over time in authentic pesticide deposits on excised leaves arid glass microscope...
The procedure described in this publication helps
you assess the potential for any specific pesticide
to travel through any specific soil to reach
groundwater.
Four factors govern the potential for groundwater
contamination by pesticides passing through the soil:
• Properties of the soil
• Properties of the pesticide
• Hydraulic loading on the soil
• Crop management practices
Published January 1994. Reprinted April 2007. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Commercially managed honey bees pollinate a variety of crops in the Pacific Northwest, including tree fruits, berries, cucurbits, and crops grown for seed. This activity is economically significant. In 2004, the value of bee-pollinated crops in the region was approximately $1.7 billion. Nationally, the value of bee-pollinated crops in 2000...
This report is largely concerned with the toxicity of Sevin (carbaryl) and Dursban (chlorpyrifos) on aquatic organisms. "The general objective of this research is to investigate the effects of various pesticides, which might be expected or are known to occur in estuaries, on the larval and adult stages of estuarine...
Are pesticides hazardous? That's up to you! This publication outlines safe use, storage, and disposal of pesticides and provides links to more information from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and National Pesticide Information Center.
Volatile loss rates of pesticides from turfgrass were measured using the Backward-Time Lagrangian Stochastic Dispersion model (Flesch et al., 1995). Solar radiation, ambient temperature, surface temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, and wind speed were monitored continuously. Growth regulator was applied to the turf plot several days before pesticide application to...