Table 3.
Summary statisticsa for tracer-based drift volume level (µl) collected on PE line sampling matrices downwindb from AFA, DAT, and MFT spray trials.c
Sample | <LOB | N | AM | ASD | GM | GSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total drift samples | 6 | 669 | 128 | 172 | 58 | 3.8 |
AFA sprayer | 4 | 266 | 136 | 179 | 66 | 3.6 |
Near (5 m) | 0 | 90 | 310 | 216 | 257 | 1.8 |
Mid (26 m) | 0 | 90 | 66 | 42 | 52 | 2.0 |
Far (52 m) | 4 | 86 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 2.3 |
DAT sprayer | 2 | 223 | 129 | 169 | 60 | 3.7 |
Near (5 m) | 0 | 75 | 300 | 197 | 247 | 1.9 |
Mid (26 m) | 0 | 75 | 59 | 37 | 50 | 1.8 |
Far (52 m) | 2 | 73 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 2.5 |
MFT sprayer | 0 | 180 | 114 | 166 | 45 | 4.3 |
Near (5 m) | 0 | 60 | 276 | 203 | 200 | 2.5 |
Mid (26 m) | 0 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 2.3 |
Far (52 m) | 0 | 60 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 2.8 |
aListed by limit of blank (LOB), number of measurements (N), arithmetic mean (AM), arithmetic standard deviation (ASD), GM, and GSD. N is reflective of each micronutrient tracer analysed via ICP-MS.
bAs shown in Fig. 1, downwind sampling rows were at distances of 5 (near), 26 (mid), and 52 (far) m from the southern edge of the sprayed area. These correspond to Masts B–F (near), G–K (mid), and L–P (far).
cGM drift volume levels measured for AFA, DAT, and MFT sprayers at 52 m downwind were 2.0 (20/10), 3.4 (17/5), and 3.3 (13/4) times greater than background levels measured at the upwind reference location (Mast Q) (Supplementary Table S2, available at Annals of Work Exposures and Health online).