Assessing the Potential for Doormats to Reduce Pesticide Residues in the Home

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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Amy Een_US
dc.contributor.authorGanser, Leanne Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-14T06:03:44Z
dc.date.available2006-06-14T06:03:44Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-04en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the recommended practice of using doormats at entryways into the home to reduce indirect pesticide exposure. Using doormats to reduce track-in of pesticides is commonly recommended to pesticide applicators, but no studies of the usefulness of this recommendation appear in the literature. The effectiveness of doormats was evaluated by determining the soil levels dislodged from doormats and by determining the ability for laundering to remove pesticide residues embedded into the mats. The performance of three doormat types was assessed. High levels of soil were dislodged from all doormat types. Results from laundering mats showed large variability in the level of residues detected. The results from both studies were influenced by the methods used to test the dislodgeability and effectiveness of laundering. The results of the study suggest further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of doormats to reduce the potential for pesticide contamination inside the home.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3576
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Agriculturalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpesticideen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddoormaten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledexposureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledagricultureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledhomeen_US
dc.titleAssessing the Potential for Doormats to Reduce Pesticide Residues in the Homeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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