Dow AgroSciences and its distributor partners have always demonstrated strong stewardship for Vikane� gas fumigant. The foundation of this stewardship is education of fumigators on the proper use of Vikane. This education became more formalized in the 1980's when Dow AgroSciences began to require fumigators who used Vikane to attend annual training programs and demonstrate that they owned calibrated clearance detectors. By 1995, this training became known as the CaretakersSMProgram and included review of a written stewardship policy that fumigators must sign annually and agree to implement in order to purchase Vikane. Other components of the program include support of additional education programs such as the University of Florida School of Structural Fumigation, Quality Assurance Reviews, policies to ensure compliance with the stewardship policy, and Dow AgroSciences Customer Information Group which provides information and answers to commonly asked questions about Vikane. Components of the stewardship program will be reviewed.

Stewardship of Vikane<sup>�</sup> gas fumigant by Dow AgroSciences

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Stewardship of Vikane� gas fumigant by Dow AgroSciences

Stewardship of Vikane^� gas fumigant by Dow AgroSciences