Small area pesticides data: multiplicity and variability of pesticide usage on southern row crops

Epidemiologic studies of possible effects of agricultural environments upon human health suffer from lack of reliable pesticides usage data. The Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System has developed a method for estimating specific pesticides usage annually for sub-county regions, including a...

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Published in:Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 1992-10, Vol.23 (3), p.289-294
Main Authors: Brewster, M.A. (Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Little Rock, AR.), Rupe, W, Rafferty, M.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
ARKANSAS
Biological and medical sciences
CROPS
CULTIVOS
Environmental Monitoring
ESTIMATION
EXPOSURE
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Medical sciences
METHODE
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
METODOS
PESTICIDE
PESTICIDES
Pesticides - analysis
Pesticides - classification
Pesticides - toxicity
Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology
PLAGUICIDAS
PLANTE DE CULTURE
ROWCROPS
Time Factors
Toxicology
USES
USOS
UTILISATION
VARIATION
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Summary:Epidemiologic studies of possible effects of agricultural environments upon human health suffer from lack of reliable pesticides usage data. The Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System has developed a method for estimating specific pesticides usage annually for sub-county regions, including amounts, application method, and months. This method is applied to 39 regions of 8 central Arkansas counties for 1980-82. The hugh variability of pesticides usage on individual crops demonstrates the inaccuracy likely if general survey estimates are employed. Annual usage of pesticides in a single sub-county region of 53,000 hectares (130,880 land acres) was greater than 1/2 million pounds (248,670 kg) of 60 pesticides, 40 of which were applied during a four month period. The multiplicity and variability of pesticides usage indicate the need for locally developed pesticides data for epidemiologic studies and for combined studies across regions with widely differing agricultural practices.
ISSN:0090-4341
1432-0703
DOI:10.1007/BF00216235