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| Web URL(s): | http://www.swss.ws/wp-content/uploads/docs/2005 Proceedings-SWSS.pdf#page=366
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| Author(s): | Massey, J. H. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS |
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| Title: | Pesticide use in turf: Trends and emerging issues |
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| Section: | Emerging issues in environmental impact of weed science
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| Meeting Info.: | Charlotte, North Carolina: January 24-26, 2005 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society. Vol. 58, 2005, p. 286. |
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| Publishing Information: | Champaign, Illinois: Southern Weed Science Society |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Environmental stewardship; Evaluations; Pesticide use; Turfgrass industry trends
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| Abstract/Contents: | "An estimated 50 million acres of managed turf exist in the U.S. This land area rivals that of wheat and surpasses both cotton and rice acreages. Some 700,000 athletic fields, 15,000 golf courses, and tens of millions of home lawns nationwide help to make turfgrass the number one or two crop in rapidly urbanizing states such as FL, MD, NC, NJ, PA, and VA. Nearly 50% of all lawns receive at least one pesticide and/or fertilizer application per year, resulting in a total of ca. 102 million lbs. pesticides being applied to U.S. lawns and gardens in 2001. The lawn and garden consumables market, which includes fertilizers, pesticides, mulch, seeds, etc., is expected to increase by ca. 5% per yr as increasing numbers of baby-boomers retire over the coming decade. It has been estimated that nearly 90% of all Americans contact turf on a daily basis. As a result, concerns exist as to the level and significance of nondietary exposures resulting from contact with pesticide-treated turfgrass. Recent aesthetic pesticide bans in Canada prohibiting certain private and public uses of lawn and garden pesticides may add to the concerns of some citizens. Moreover, the U.S. Geological Surveys National Water Quality Assessment program has found higher concentrations of certain pesticides in urban streams than typically found in agricultural settings. As a result of these issues and the rapid expansion of turf acreages across the U.S., demand for information on the health and environmental aspects of turf management will likely increase with time. Four areas related to turf pesticide use will be identified as requiring additional outreach and/or investigation. First, improved education of the public in ways to reduce their exposure to pesticides and potential environmental impacts is needed. The contamination of municipal compost in WA that resulted in a 2002 ban on clopyralid herbicide for home lawns indicates that homeowners do not always follow pesticide label instructions. Educational efforts are needed that stress basic aspects of pesticide use (e.g., following product labels and prior measurement of the actual turf area to be treated) and other key aspects of environmental turf management (e.g., reducing soil compaction to increase infiltration rates). Region-specific (e.g., cool-season vs. warm-season vs. transition zones) best management practices and integrated pest management programs for turf should be further developed as citizens are made more aware of their potential impacts on water quality. Unlike for most agronomic crops, standardized field procedures and exposure modeling scenarios used to evaluate pesticide runoff from turf are needed. Lastly, we need to better understand how thatch impacts turf hydrology and pesticide fate. As turf acreages steadily increase, research addressing these and other issues involving pesticide use in turfgrass is required." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "The changing world of weed science"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Massey, J. H. 2005. Pesticide use in turf: Trends and emerging issues. South. Weed Sci. Soc. Proc. 58:p. 286. |
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