a. Environmental Impact Quotient values are determined with an equation that uses toxicological and environmental impact data from the US EPA pesticide registration process. Additional considerations include the percent of active ingredient in a formulated product and dose required to provide control.
More information can be found at: A Method To Measure The Environmental Impact of Pesticides.
b. Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) Field Use rates from: Calculator For Field Use EIQ (Environmental Impact Quotient).
c. The three principal components of EIQ are: (1) consumer, (2) farm worker, and (3) ecological.
Sources
- A Method To Measure The Environmental Impact of Pesticides
Kovach, J., Petzoldt, C., Degni, J., and Tette, J. 1992. New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin, 139: 1 - 8.
- Calculator For Field Use EIQ (Environmental Impact Quotient)
Grant, J. A. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University. 2010 - 2020.
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