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Pesticides and Groundwater: An Applicator's Map and Guide to Prevent Groundwater Contamination


Pesticides and Groundwater. Cover photo by Larry Schulze, IANR/UNL.Credits

  • Mark S. Kuzila: Soils and Depth to Groundwater
  • Alex R. Martin, Fred W. Roeth: Pesticide Use and Management Practices
  • Patrick J. Shea, Neal B. Stolpe, Steve D. Comfort: Pesticide Residues and Soil Environmental Chemistry
  • Photo (at right) by Larry Schulze, IANR, UNL.

Introduction

Pesticides and Groundwater are free publications available from the School of Natural Resources. They are available here for free download (see next section), or you can order hardcopies (see Hardcopy Ordering Instructions below).

Index of Pesticides

Refer to the Index of Pesticides (pdf) for relative use rate and relative risk of groundwater contamination for a pesticide. Combination Products and their components are listed separately. Refer to individual components for relative risk of groundwater contamination.

Download the Guides

Each brochure is available here, on a county basis, in PDF format. For your convenience, the county map is also available in GIF format (size in pixels is listed).

Multi-County Guides

A few guides were published encompassing several counties. They are available here, in PDF format. In addition to these multi-county guides, these counties also have their own individual guides.

Individual County Guides


Further Information about the Guides

Mark S. Kuzila
Dr. Mark S. Kuzila
Director and Head Soil Scientist
Conservation and Survey Division
%School of Natural Resources
909 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0989
Phone 402-472-7537
Fax 402-472-2946
Email Dr. Kuzila

 

Hardcopy Ordering Instructions

The Pesticides and Groundwater, An Applicator's Map and Guide to Prevent Groundwater Contamination hardcopy brochures are free and available for all 93 Nebraska counties. Some counties are a part of a grouped area (one map covers several counties).

On-Line

To order on-line, please go directly to the listing of Pesticides and Groundwater Guides, within our online store (Nebraska Maps and More).

In Person, by Phone, Fax or Email

Nebraska Maps and More
%School of Natural Resources
101 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0961
Phone 402-472-3471
Fax 402-472-4608
snrsales@unl.edu