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BREAM: A probabilistic Bystander and Resident Exposure Assessment Model of spray drift from an agricultural boom sprayer

Description
Regulations exist to protect the health of residents and bystanders who may come into contact with agricultural pesticides during and after crop spraying. This paper consider a particle-tracking spray drift model whose input parameters define particular scenarios of interest.

Marc C. Kennedy (a),⇑, M. Clare Butler Ellis (b), Paul C.H. Miller (b)

(a) The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK

(b) Silsoe Spray Applications Unit, Building 42, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4HP, UK