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Site-Specific Buffer Zone Calculator
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- Land Description
- Municipal lot and concession number, 911 address, GPS co--ordinates, or other identifying description.
- Product Name
- If a tank-mix is used, choose the product with the largest buffer zone requirement for your habitats of concern.
- PCP Registration No.
- Four or five digit number found on the front page of the product label.
- Application Technique
- Chose one of:
- Field Sprayer - mechanically-drawn boom sprayers;
- Chemigation Sprayer - pressurized sprinkler irrigation systems;
- Airblast Sprayer - air-assisted fan sprayers used in orchard, vineyard and field crops; or
- Aerial Sprayer - fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft.
- Wind speed (km/h)
- Wind speed should be measured at the site of application, at a height of 1.5 m above ground. For airblast spraying, measure upwind of the orchard.
- Wind direction
- The direction the prevailing winds are blowing from. For example, a westerly wind is blowing from the west to the east.