Turf Grass: Pesticide Exposure Assessment and Predictive Modeling Tools

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Mary Nett (Consultant, Consultant, Water Quality Consulting) James Carleton (Environmental Engineer, Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Turf Grass

Pesticide Exposure Assessment and Predictive Modeling Tools

Mary Nett (Consultant, Consultant, Water Quality Consulting), James Carleton (Environmental Engineer, Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Joseph Massey (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
10 August 2010

Chemistry; Pollution & threats to the environment; Insecticide & herbicide technology; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: ACS Symposium Series

"The majority of Americans reside in urban or suburban settings where well-maintained turf grass provides numerous aesthetic, safety and ecological benefits. By one estimate, up to 90% of Americans may come into some contact with grass on a given day. This contact could be in the form of school children playing kickball during recess, an office worker walking to lunch with colleagues, a golfer practicing at the local driving range, a soccer team kneeling for a pre-game pep talk from their coach or a home-owner puttering about the lawn on a relaxing weekend. As current turf management practices frequently involve the use of pesticides and other crop protection chemicals, there exists a need to continuously improve our ability to assess the environmental and/or human health risks which may be posed by these compounds. In addition to pollution and drinking water issues, there are concerns surrounding the widespread population declines observed for amphibians, insect pollinators, and endangered species such as salmon...

Pesticides used on turf grass are being detected in urban surface and ground waters; the verdict is still out on the role that this category of pesticide use may play, if any, in regional environmental impacts and declines. Regardless, the need for improved procedures and models to assess potential ecological exposure from pesticides remains high.

This book is based on a symposium held at the 230th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC. It presents advances made in techniques used for measuring, modeling and assessing the human and ecological effects of pesticides applied to turf grass. The book chapters are ordered in three sections: the first presents exposure assessments; the second, field studies; and the third, probabilistic modeling methodologies.""

- From the Preface"

Edited by: Mary Nett (Consultant Consultant Water Quality Consulting), James Carleton (Environmental Engineer, Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Joseph Massey (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1028
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 452g
ISBN: 9780841274211
ISBN 10: 0841274215
Series: ACS Symposium Series
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 10 August 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary T. Nett is a consultant at Water Quality Consulting. Joseph Massey is Associate Professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University Jim Carleton is an Environmental Engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.