Evaluating a filtering and recirculating system to reduce dust drift in simulated sowing of dressed seed and abraded dust particle characteristics
| Autor: | Daniele Pochi, Pietro Gallo, P. Pulcini, Francesca Marcovecchio, Cinzia Perrino, Roberto Fanigliulo, Marcello Biocca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Active ingredient Particle number Clothianidin Sowing General Medicine 010501 environmental sciences Pulp and paper industry 01 natural sciences Abrasion (geology) law.invention 010602 entomology chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Agronomy law Insect Science Particle Environmental science Thiamethoxam Agronomy and Crop Science Filtration 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Pest Management Science. 73:1134-1142 |
| ISSN: | 1526-498X |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The pneumatic precision drills used in maize sowing can release dust owing to abrasion of dressed seed; the drift of dust containing insecticide active ingredients is harmful to honey bees. Therefore, we developed a device for drills that uses partial recirculation and filtration of the air by means of an antipollen and an electrostatic filter. RESULTS Tests were carried out by simulating the sowing of seed treated with imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin and fipronil. Dust released by the drill in different configurations was analysed to assess its mass and active ingredient concentration, size distribution and particle number concentration. In general, particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 and 10 µm represent about 40 and 75% of the total dust mass respectively. The finest size fraction ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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