Journal or Publishing Institution: Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
Study: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00022470.1978.10470700#.Utaqj0ko7VJ
Author(s): Robinson, E. and Fox, L.L.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Record ID: 2081
Abstract: Usage of 2,4-D herbicides has been extensive in centrai Washington wheat-growing areas for many years. The rapid development of a grape industry, both Concord and Vinifera, since the early 1960’s has had periodic, widespread damage in vineyards due to drifting 2,4-D. Beginning in the Spring of 1973, programs of 2,4-D monitoring have been conducted in the lower Yakima Valley of central Washington. In 1976 a program was begun to test the drift potential of 2,4-D aircraft spray systems. Correlations between atmospheric monitoring data, observed vineyard damage, and weather patterns indicate that long distance transport—10 to 50 miles—is an important factor in the 2,4-D concentration pattern. Some simple models have been developed but many questions must be resolved.
Keywords: Grape Industry, Pesticide Drift, Widespread Damag, 2,4-D, Herbicides
Citation: Robinson, E. and Fox, L.L., 1978. 2, 4-D herbicides in central Washington. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 28(10), pp.1015-1020.