Landscape Pesticides and Surface Water Quality
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چکیده
In the United States, home lawns occupy 20-25 million acres. Many residential landscapes also include non-turf systems such as ground covers, shrubs, trees, and mulches. In California alone it was last estimated that environmental horticulture occupied 1.4 million acres. Given the recent boom in new developments, the acreage of residential landscapes as of today may be substantially larger. Residential landscapes serve as the straight target of pesticides that are applied to home lawns and gardens and the fi rst-tier buffer for pesticides applied around structures. Studies have shown that pesticide use in residential settings has contributed to contamination of urban surface streams by pesticides. Monitoring studies have shown that the movement of pesticides from residential areas is mainly associated with storm runoff.
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