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In addition to its presence in the ambient atmosphere, diazinon also has been monitored in both outdoor and indoor air associated with its use in a variety of domestic, commercial, and occupational exposure situations. Exposure to diazinon from its use in lawn and home garden applications was evaluated by Davis et al. (1983). Diazinon was mixed with water and sprayed using compressed air sprayers or hose-end sprayers, and potential respiratory and dermal exposures were estimated from residues collected from respirator filters, body pads, and hand rinsings. These authors reported mean respiratory exposures of 1.9,... 

Hand sprayers are often used to apply small quantities of pesticides. They can be used both in structures and outside for spot treatments and hard-to-reach areas Most operate on compressed air, which is supplied by a manually operated pump. These sprayers are usually used in the structural pest control industry and are common in home gardens. 

This type of sprayer consists of a sealed container of compressed gas and pesticides. The pesticide is driven through an aerosol-producing nozzle when the valve is activated. Pressurized cans usually have a capacity of less than one quart (one liter) and are not reusable. Larger reusable cylinders are available for structural pest control and for some greenhouse uses. Figure 8.1 depicts an aerosol can containing an insecticide under pressure... 

Figure 8.5 Diagram of a compressed air sprayer showing working parts.

Formulations which make the insecticide readily available and easy to detach from the surface, such as suspensions, wettable powders and microencapsulated preparations, provide the most active residual deposits, although oil solutions or emulsions are effective and frequently used- Application is usually through standard hydraulic pumps or compression sprayers (knapsack sprayers), where a tank pressure of about 20 psi ( 138 kPa) can be maintained. 

The main types of equipment considered here are the hydraulic sprayers, such as compression (Figure 5.1) and lever-operated knapsack sprayers (Figures 5.2, 5.3) normally used for residual applications to surfaces. Hydraulic sprays may also be applied with motorised pumps on knapsack sprayers, or larger units are carried on a trolley (Figure 5.4) or small vehicle. Pesticides formulated for dilution in water are frequently applied at volumes of around 100-500 litres per hectare. Other types of space treatments and more specialised equipment are considered later. 

Figure 5.1 Compression sprayer being used to apply a residual insecticide spray to control mosquitoes in Africa. Photo. G. A. Matthews...

The versatility of hydraulic sprayers enables them to be used in a wide variety of situations. There are BSI standards for the compression and lever-operated knapsack sprayers. The relatively inexpensive compression sprayers have a small air pump to pressurise a container of 0.5-10 litre capacity, which is filled with the spray liquid to about three-quarter capacity. Pumping is not required while... 

Field Plot Technique. Herbicide treatments were made to plots measuring 3.1 to 6.1 by 13.2 to 18.3 m arranged in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Herbicides were applied with tractor-mounted compressed air or C0 backpack sprayers delivering 187 to 280 L/ha at 139 to 207 kPa. Herbicides were uniformly mixed with the top 8 to 10 cm of soil with 2 pass incorporation. 

Rarely is a product introduced into the body by accidental injection. When this does occur the product is usually being used in a system employing high pressure equipment, such as airless paint sprayers. In the experience of this writer, the material injected rarely is sufficiently toxic to warrant concern. However, such exposures can result in massive tissue destruction since the injected material can compress blood vessels in the area of the injection. Such compression can interrupt the blood supply to the affected area and with such interruption, tissue can die quickly. First aid advice must provide such information and direct the patient to obtain professional medical care promptly. 

The wettable powder and the aqueous suspension were mixed with one gallon of water in a 3-gallon compressed air sprayer. Exposure included measuring and adding the formulation to the sprayer as well as emptying the sprayer after the plants were sprayed. The volunteers were told to use 1 tablespoon of formulation with a gallon of water, as per label instructions, and they were offered the choice of a measuring tablespoon or a common kitchen tablespoon. 

Exposure of Applicators and Mixer-Loaders During the Application of Mancozd) by Airplanes, Airblast Sprayers, and Compressed-Air Backpack Sprayers... 

Specific Spray Conditions. The field locations, equipment used and conditions for spraying potato fields with mancozeb by fixed-wing aircraft are presented in Tables II and III. Similar data for application of mancozeb by a ground alrblast sprayer (tomatoes) and by a compressed air sprayer (home yard) are given in Tables IV and V respectively. 

Application of Mancozeb In a Home Yard With a Compressed Air Backpack Sprayer... 

Spray Equipment 7.57 L backpack compressed air sprayer Object of Spray shrubbery, small trees, flowers, lawn Chemical mancozeb, 80% wettable powder Spray Volume full coverage to point of run off Rate 22.5 mL per 3.785 L water Time of first subject ... 

Table IX presents the exposure of persons Involved In the ground application of mancozeb by an alrblast sprayer to a tomato field In Ohio. Mixer-loaders again experienced exposure to mancozeb with forearms predominating (2856-3485 iig/body area). Tractor driver—applicators did not experience much exposure, but forearms did range from nondetectable to 1090 yg/body area. Home gardeners using a compressed air sprayer In a homeyard setting experienced little exposure to mancozeb (Table X), except for their ankle and thigh pads (nondetectable-4290 yg/body area).

Air has considerable power when it is compressed. Compressed air is used to drive all sorts of machines, from construction tools to paint sprayers. 

Spraying with a reagent solution is the most widely used technique for visuahsation of colourless substances on chromatograms. A uniform and finely atomised spray is necessary to colour evenly the mostly small and compact spots on the chromatogram. This is rarely achieved successfully with the throat sprayers , customary in paper chromatography, or even with rubber bulb sprayers. It is essential to have fine sprajdng jets and compressed air or inert gas. 

Fig. 36. Two-part glass sprayer with ground glass joint for atomising reagents with compressed air (Manufacturer, Firm 44)...

Sprayers operated with compressed propellent gas are being increasingly used for atomising reagent solutions. The three-part appliance of the Spray-Gun type (Firms 44, 117, 119, 129) is most practical. The propellent gas container and the spraying solution can be changed... 

Dichlorofluorescein. Prepare a 0.1% solution of 2, 7 -dichloro-fluorescein in 95% methanol. With a glass sprayer attached to a compressed-air line, spray the sheet that had first been treated with iodine with the dichlorofluorescein solution and then examine this sheet under short- and long-wave ultraviolet light. Lipids should appear as dark spots against a fluorescent background under both lamps. If the sheet is sprayed with dichlorofluorescein without the iodine pretreatment and then examined under short UV light, lipids will appear as yellow spots. Circle spots (open circles) with a pencil and compare the TLC results with previous observations from the iodine vapor detection study. The iodine and dichlorofluorescein techniques are both nondestructive. 

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