ABSTRACT:
The accumulation of unwanted agricultural pesticides and pesticide waste pose a significant environmental concern. During 1994-1995, a pesticide collection program was conducted in 37 Illinois counties. A total of 504 individuals participated in the program and approximately 135,000 lbs of unwanted/unusable pesticides were collected. When participants were asked to identify the source of unwanted products, 55% indicated that pesticides were left over from the spray season, while 26% reported that a previous tenant left the pesticides on the farm.
Footnotes
Brad A. Beaver is a program assistant for the Bureau of Environmental Programs with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Springfield, IL. George F. Czapar is an educator with University of Illinois Extension, and coordinator for the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices, Springfield, IL. Warren D. Goetsch is Bureau Chief of Environmental Programs with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Springfield, IL.
- Copyright 1999 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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