Off-target pesticide movement: a review of our current understanding of drift due to inversions and secondary movement

• Published in: Weed technology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 345 - 356
• Main Authors: Bish, Mandy, Oseland, Eric, Bradley, Kevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.06.2021
• Subjects: 2,4-D; aerial application; Agricultural production; air; air mass; Air temperature; Atmosphere; bulk deposition; cooling; Cotton; Crop dusting; Crops; DDT; DDT (pesticide); dicamba; drainage; Drift; Environmental factors; herbicide; herbicide resistance; Herbicides; Inversions; Pesticide drift; Pesticides; radiative cooling; REVIEW; Soybeans; spray drift; stable boundary layer; Temperature inversions; terminology; weeds; Wheat; wind; United States > US; Missouri; Yakima Valley

Pesticide drift has been a concern since the introduction of pesticides. Historical incidences with off-target movement of 2,4-D and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) have increased our understanding of pesticide fate in the atmosphere following aerial application. More recent incidences with di...