These bags can then be disposed of by taking them to a permitted landfill. To dispose of excess pesticide spray mixtures and tank cleaning water, the most feasible method is to apply the excess spray mixture to any site that is listed on the pesticide label. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed certain occupational safety and health standards for farm workers performing hand labor operation in fields after pesticide application. These proposed regulations contain a lot of common sense practices that many growers are presently following. The proposed regulations state that workers shall not be in the field when pesticide applications are being made to that field.
Treated fields are to be posted at the usual points of entry.
Most pesticides have re-entry and worker protection requirements on their labels. Groundwater In Oklahoma and nationwide, groundwater is an extremely valuable natural resource. Groundwater supplies drinking water and is a major source of water for irrigated agriculture. Because we cannot see groundwater, we tend to ignore it. It is easy to forget that substances used on the surface, such as fertilizers and pesticides, can move through the soil into the groundwater.