The US EPA has launched a new programme to rate technologies that can reduce pesticide drift, a move the Agency hopes will encourage the development and use of safer spray technology and equipment. The voluntary Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) programme calls on manufacturers to submit data to the EPA verifying the effectiveness of their technologies, such as nozzles, spray shields and drift reduction chemicals. The Agency will then evaluate each data submission and assign one to four stars to products that can reduce drift by at least 25%. The EPA is also asking pesticide manufacturers to label their products for use with DRT technologies.
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