Reducing runoff and environmental impact of agricultural sprays
Year
2017
Project team
Kripa Varanasi with Maxime Costalonga and David Kang
Novel spray formulations
This project is developing novel spray formulations to improve the application of agricultural pesticides. These new formulations enable the pesticide drops to adhere better to leaf and fruit surfaces without bouncing or rolling off, thereby decreasing the volume of pesticide application and limiting pollution of soils, surface water, and groundwater.
This grant was funded by the J-WAFS Solution Program.
How to detox our food
The team demonstrates the application on BBC’s Follow the Food episode, “How to detox our food” (starting at 10:55)