Comparison of collectors of airborne spray drift. Experiments in a wind tunnel and field measurements

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 725-733

  Arvidsson, Tommy ^a   Bergström, Lars ^a   Kreuger, Jenny ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airborne drift; Collectors; Dynamic sampler; Field experiments; Pipe cleaner; Spray drift; Static samplers; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; MECHANICAL CONTROL; PIPE; SAMPLER; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEST CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WIND;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 79955523644     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2115     Document Type: Article

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