Publications

You suspect spray drift. ... Now what?

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This fact sheet by the Farmers' Advocate Office outlines steps that should be taken when spray drift is suspected. Spray drift is the aerial movement and unintentional deposit of pesticides... More ≫

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This fact sheet by the Farmers' Advocate Office outlines steps that should be taken when spray drift is suspected. Spray drift is the aerial movement and unintentional deposit of pesticides outside of the target area. Spray drift can come from a variety of sources including adjacent landowners, custom applicators, municipal spraying in ditches, or industry spraying on surface leases or utility rights-of-way.

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Registered pesticide product listing

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The Registered Pesticide Product Listing translates the federal pesticide classifications into the appropriate Alberta Schedule, as described in the Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation. This... More ≫

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The Registered Pesticide Product Listing translates the federal pesticide classifications into the appropriate Alberta Schedule, as described in the Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation. This publication identifies the Alberta Provincial Schedule of all end-use registered pesticides in Canada. This is a valuable tool for pesticide vendors to ensure that they are selling pesticides to the appropriate end-user as identified in the Registered Pesticide Product Listing.

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Addendum to water quality trends in irrigation water of southern Alberta

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The technical report summarizes temporal trends occurring for select water quality parameters within a 15-year dataset of water quality information collected during the Irrigation District Water... More ≫

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The technical report summarizes temporal trends occurring for select water quality parameters within a 15-year dataset of water quality information collected during the Irrigation District Water Quality program. Temporal trends at the regional and sample site scale were conducted to determine overall change in water quality parameters and identify possible areas of concern. This information is critical for enabling the agriculture and irrigation sectors to be proactive in addressing environmental concerns, food safety and demonstrating stewardship of Alberta’s land and water resources.

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Forest management herbicide reference manual [2023]

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role... More ≫

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role in ensuring herbicide use on Crown land is in accordance with policies and requirements; recognize obvious and important violations of provincial legislation governing herbicide use on crown land; are comfortable performing basic herbicide inspections; and are aware of incident reporting mechanisms and follow-up.

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Veterinary pharmaceutical analysis of irrigation water of southern Alberta

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This report provides information on the prevalence of veterinary pharmaceutical and synthetic growth hormone residues in irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts, as part of the... More ≫

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This report provides information on the prevalence of veterinary pharmaceutical and synthetic growth hormone residues in irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts, as part of the 10-year Irrigation District Water Quality project. The frequency of detection, concentration, potential toxicity and contribution to antimicrobial resistance of non-target species are detailed. This information is used by the agriculture and irrigation industry to be proactive in addressing environmental concerns and management of Alberta's land and water resources.

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Ministerial Order 54/2022 [Environment and Protected Areas]

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This Ministerial Order makes the Pesticide (Ministerial) (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation (Alberta Regulation 261/2022).

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Alberta biomonitoring program : chemicals in serum of pregnant women in Alberta

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy for women living in all regions of Alberta. The objectives were specifically to examine the influence of age, geographic location, and seasonality on the maternal serum concentrations of man-made or naturally occurring chemicals that women may absorb from food, drinking water, air, soil, household dust, or commercial products. This is the first Province-wide biomonitoring study for Alberta.

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Chemicals in serum of children in southern Alberta (2004–2006) : influence of age and comparison to pregnant women

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with concentrations in pregnant women that were reported previously for the same region. In general, concentrations of detected contaminants were either lower or similar to concentrations reported in other studies of children in North America or around the world.

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Retail vendor requirements : restricted and commercial class pesticides

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This two-page fact sheet describes the authorizations required to sell restricted and commercial-class pesticides in Alberta, as well as the record keeping, storage, and emergency response... More ≫

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This two-page fact sheet describes the authorizations required to sell restricted and commercial-class pesticides in Alberta, as well as the record keeping, storage, and emergency response requirements vendors must meet. It also sets out the restrictions as to whom a vendor may sell restricted and commercial pesticides.

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Long-term patterns of pesticides in irrigation water of southern Alberta

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study... More ≫

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study entitled the Irrigation District Water Quality project. The focus of this report is to examine the long-term patterns of pesticide presence in irrigation water of southern Alberta.

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