Description
The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which crop production agriculture may contribute to surface or groundwater contamination.Agriculture production that makes greater use of herbicides, insecticides and pesticides in generally considered more intensive. Presenting the relative farm chemical expenses by SLC polygons reveals where the most intensive agricultural production in the province occurs. Chemical use is part of an equation to determine a measure of surface water quality risk. If an area is known to have certain risk factors that would affect not only surface, but groundwater quality as well, a higher chemical expense index ranking in that same area may be of concern. Where risks of surface or groundwater contamination exist, environmental farm planning can help to minimize them.
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Title and Dataset Information
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Chemical Expense Index 2001
Date Modified
2020-03-10
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Irregular
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Agriculture and Forestry
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Start Date
2001-01-01
End Date
2001-01-01
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Date Created
2016-07-13
Date Added to catalogue
2020-04-30T03:18:25.042327
Date Issued
2016-07-13
Date Modified
2020-03-10
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{"Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta","Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture"}