Table 3 Spray equipment used in drift events, all crops and tree fruit only, 2000–2015
From: Examining the role of wind in human illness due to pesticide drift in Washington state, 2000–2015
Equipment | All crops | Tree fruit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Ground sprayer | 170 | (67.5) | 134 | (88.7) |
Aerial | 58 | (23.0) | 13 | (8.6) |
Chemigation | 9 | (3.6) | – | – |
Soil injector | 4 | (1.6) | – | – |
Backpack sprayer | 3 | (1.2) | – | – |
Fumigator | 1 | (0.4) | – | – |
Dip tank or tray | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.7) |
Unknown | 6 | (2.4) | 3 | (2.0) |
Total | 252 | (100) | 151 | (100) |