Final Environmental Impact Statement: Roadside Pest Management Program, Volume 1

Details

• Creators:
  Hauser, Danise S. ; McCully, Wayne G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Roadside
  • Pest control
  • Vegetation control
  • Maintenance
  • Environmental impacts
  • Risk assessment
  • Toxicity
  • Integrated Pest Management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TX-97/1933-3F, Volume 1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: April 1991- August 1996
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  The environmental risks associated with the use of seven herbicides and three insecticides comprising a portion of the Texas Department of Transportation's roadside pest management program were assessed. The materials were classified as EPA Category 3 or 4, signifying minimal toxicity. Although the chemicals used may pose a threat to environmental components in some situations, the manner in which they are used combined with the small roadside area treated mitigates the effects and treatment such that the risk is insignificant. This document contains recommendations including guidelines and mitigation measures for mechanical, chemical, cultural, and biological methods for TxDOT's use in developing an integrated pest management program.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  7-1933
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83115/dot_83115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.33 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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