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Session 3:
Session 3:
Preventing drift of agrochemicals to
Preventing drift of agrochemicals to
ecosystems
ecosystems
Session 3:
Session 3:
Preventing drift of agrochemicals to
Preventing drift of agrochemicals to
ecosystems
ecosystems
Corresponding principle:
Principle 2.
Ecosystem
conservation
Corresponding principle:
2
Identifying areas to be
protected:
•
Forest, woods, bush
•
Housing areas
•
Roads
•
Water sources
3
Water
sources:
•
River
•
Stream
•
Pond
•
Lake
•
Water
spring
•
Wetland
4
5
No crop
No crop
Stream
No crop
Crop
Pond
No crop
River
No crop
Crop
Stream
No crop
•
Keeping distance between crop and water
“Table of separations” (page 46 of the standard)
•
Keeping distance between crop and water
•
Establishing no-spray zone
No-spray zone
No-spray zone
No-sp
ray z
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Establishing no-spray zone
•
Establishing vegetative barrier
Vegetative
barrier
Vegetative
barrier
Crop
Water
Vegetative
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Establishing vegetative barrier
•
Forest
•
Woods
•
Grassland
•
Bush
•
Keeping distance between crop and forest
Distance
Distance
•
Keeping distance between crop and forest
•
Establishing no-spray zone
•
House of
your family
or workers
•
Public road
•
Pack house
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