A historical roundup of reports on PAN’s Drift Catcher project.
Lindsay, CA: A full technical report and issue briefs in English and Spanish are available for this report. Air monitoring for chlorpyrifos with the Drift Catcher in Lindsay, CA (2004-2005) was done in partnership with El Quinto Sol and community members.
CA Issue Brief: Issue brief: Airborne Poisons: Pesticides in Our Air and in Our Bodies 2007
CA Issue Brief: Los venonos que arrastra el aire 2007
Yakima, WA: A full technical report is available. Air monitoring for chlorpyrifos with the Drift Catcher in the Yakima Valley, WA (2006) was done in partnership with the Farmworker Pesticide Project and community members.
Hastings, FL: A full technical report and a results summary are available for this project. Air monitoring for multiple pesticides was done with the Drift Catcher in Hastings, FL (2006), in partnership with high school students and a high school teacher.
FL Technical Report: Air Monitoring in Hastings, Florida December 6–14, 2006
Sisquoc, CA: A full technical report is available. Air monitoring for fumigants using the Drift Catcher was done in Sisquoc, CA (2008) in partnership with community members.
CA Technical Report: Air Monitoring in Sisquoc, California April 2–22, 2008
Tehama, CA: An issue brief is available for this project. Air monitoring for the fumigant chloropicrin was done in Tehama County, CA (2011) in partnership with Healthy Tehama Farms and community members.
CA Issue Brief: Pesticide Drift: Inadequate protections for California families Tehama 2012
Minnesota: Two full technical reports are available. Air monitoring was done at several sites for multiple pesticides in Minnesota (2006-2009), in partnership with community members from the area, as well as from the White Earth Land Recovery Project. The second technical report, on air monitoring at sites in Minnesota (2012-2014), was done in partnership with members of the Toxic Taters coalition, which formed after the first Drift Catcher project was completed.
MN Technical Report: Pesticide Drift Monitoring in Minnesota, 2009
MN Issue Brief: Pesticide Drift from Minnesota Potato Fields, 2009
MN Technical Report: Minnesota 2012-2014
Tripoli, IA: An issue brief is available for this project. Air monitoring was done at Genuine Faux Farm, an organic farm that had previously been drifted on, located in Tripoli, Bremer County, IA (2015).
IA Issue Brief: Pesticide Drift in Iowa: Genuine Faux Farm 2015
Watsonville, CA: A full technical report and issue brief are available. Air monitoring was done at a local residence in Watsonville, CA (2014), after a nearby fumigant (chloropicrin) application.
CA Technical Report: Air Monitoring in Watsonville, California, 2014
CA Issue Brief: Fumigant Pesticides Put Central Coast Communities At Risk, 2015
