MitigatingInsecticideRunofffromRIFATreatments.pptVIP

Mitigating Insecticide Runoff from RIFA Treatments Kean S. Goh and Dave Kim Environmental Monitoring Pest Management Department of Pesticide Regulation 830 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 kgoh@cdpr.ca.gov (916)324-4072 Environmental Hazards “This pesticide is extremely toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Outline Introduction Insecticide Characteristics Environmental Conditions Pesticide Management Practices Prevention and Mitigation Measures Summary Introduction RIFA treatments - large geographic area Surface water runoff potential Historical monitoring data Aquatic toxicity Runoff prevention and mitigation Sampling Plan Insecticide Concentration Offsite movement Dissipation study Turf, Soil, Water Assessing Mitigations Arroyo Trabuco  Offsite Movements (Definitions) Spray drift primary, secondary Runoff dissolved in water adsorbed to soil particles and organic materials The Insecticides Bifenthrin (Talstar?) Chlorpyrifos (Dursban?, Lorsban?) Diazinon Fenoxycarb (Award?) Hydramethylnon (Amdro?) Pyriproxyfen (Distance?) Insecticide Characteristics Vapor Pressure (mm Hg) Water Solubility (ppm, mg/L) Soil Adsorption Coefficient (Koc) Field Dissipation (t1/2, days) Physico-Chemical Properties Water Solubility (ppm) Soil Adsorption Coefficient (x 1000) Field Dissipation Half-Life (Days) Aquatic Toxicity (LC50) Climatic Conditions Rainfall duration, amount, and intensity timing of rainfall after application time to runoff after inception of rainfall Soil Characteristics Texture Organic matter content Moisture content Surface compaction and crusting Slope Aggregation Pesticide Management Practices Pesticide placement soil, foliar applied, potting mix Erosion/runoff control Cropping patterns Irrigation management duration, amount, intensity, and timing Runoff Prevention Mitigation Runoff survey Insecticide selection Application Containment Water recovery Buffer strip Runoff Site Survey Terrain, water fl