In most life sectors — as homeowners, gardeners, farmers, and ranchers — we use chemicals in some way. Chemical drift (also known as “spray drift”) is the movement of chemicals off the intended target. Despite accurate application, chemical spray drift can’t always be repressed or wholly managed. Chemical droplets can remain suspended in the air and be carried by wind speeds as low as 10 mph away from the targeted area. Recently, there have been numerous cases worldwide of birds falling out of the sky, and some believe it’s due to the chemical drift pollution in our atmosphere.
This article will briefly cover some of the effects compound chemicals cause by drifting into our air, sediments, soil, and water from their various usages in our ecosystems.
Impacts of Chemical Drift in Our Watersheds
The U.S. Geological Survey states, “A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet such as the outflow
