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ASAE/ASABE S592.1 – Best Management Practices for Boom Spraying

1 Purpose and Scope

1.1 Purpose of this standard is to identify Best Management Practices (BMPs) to enhance responsiblestewardship of pest control products associated with the spray application process, with emphasis onequipment selection, setup, and use for efficient application with minimal off-target spray drift and to complywith the pest control product label. The standard codifies basic BMPs for boom spraying in a step-by-stepprocedure for a wide audience ranging from those with little familiarity with sprayers to seasoned professionalsand researchers. Specific steps apply to many boom spray applications, and the concepts presented will applyto most boom spray applications. Applicators must be well informed about the specific recommendations for agiven pesticide, and must follow federal, state, and local government laws and regulations on pesticideapplication. Ordinances should be consulted to ensure compliance with codes that are more restrictive thanthose presented in this standard.

1.2 Scope of the standard is inclusive of ground-operated horizontal boom sprayers, which are typically usedbut not restricted to deposit spraying of production fields, pastures, turf and lawns. Boom sprayers withdeposition aides such as air-assistance, shields, foils, or other devices and atomizers that use pneumatic,rotary, electrostatic, or other alternatives – each may require additional steps and considerations beyond theminimum basics outlined by this standard to ensure full application benefit of that technology. Similarly,technologies subjected and approved to validation tests of U.S. EPA Drift Reduction Technology program maycomplement the minimum basics outlined by this BMP. The scope excludes aerial and orchard/vineyard airblast spray applications.