Individual studies are performed with an endpoint in mind but under unique discipline bias. For example, lab studies performed to quantify the relative differences between formulation volatility do provide input to standard, temperature dependent, chemical kinetic analysis. Field observations provide a snapshot of the near infinite parameter combinations but are useful in model validation. Conventional transport modeling can deduce areas of exposure under a variety of different conditions, with 1-D drift models predicting 2-D impact areas for deposition and potential source terms for volatility. Finally, observations of organism injury can be converted to an appropriate dose-response curve, and then modeling/programming approaches can join all the information gleaned from these stand-alone studies in a unified fashion. An example of risk to non-target plants from herbicide drift and volatility is provided where laboratory and field observations are used with numerical modeling to garner insight into appropriate mechanisms, thus maximizing the understanding from a limited amount of observational data.

Applying methods to elucidate non-target organism impact using conventional lab, field, and modeling observations

244th National Meeting (2012)

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