ASTM E1102-91(2009)

Standard Terminology Relating to Agricultural Chemical Application

SCOPE
1.1 The purpose of this terminology standard is to establish uniformity in terms used in the field of agricultural chemical application. Terms are adopted from related fields and where applicable from Terminology E609.
1.2 The terms are appropriate to any agricultural chemical application. Units in parenthesis following a definition are meant as typical and are not exhaustive of all units available for the term.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2009
• ICS: 01.040.65 - Agriculture (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 65.100.01 - Pesticides and other agrochemicals in general
• Technical Committee: E35 - Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents
• Drafting Committee: E35.22 - Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1102-91(2002) - Standard Terminology Relating to Agricultural Chemical Application
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1102 − 91 (Reapproved2009)
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Agricultural Chemical Application
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1102; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope oz/1000 ft of row; for space application, mg/m , or oz/1000
3
ft ; for individual units, kg/plant or animal).
1.1 The purpose of this terminology standard is to establish
uniformity in terms used in the field of agricultural chemical
spray rate—the amount of spray liquid emitted by an applica-
application. Terms are adopted from related fields and where
tion unit during treatment, expressed in volume per unit
applicable from Terminology E609.
treated. (For area treatment, L/ha, or gal/A; for space
3 3
treatment, mL/m , or oz/1000 ft ; for individual units,
1.2 The terms are appropriate to any agricultural chemical
L/plant, mL/animal, or gal/tree).
application. Units in parenthesis following a definition are
meantastypicalandarenotexhaustiveofallunitsavailablefor
cumulative droplet diameter (D andD )—diameter of
v.1 v.9
the term.
drop such that 10 % and 90 %, respectively, of the liquid
volume is in drops of smaller diameter.
2. Referenced Documents
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concentration—amount of the active ingredient contained in
2.1 ASTM Standards:
the chemical formulation expressed as a percent or mass per
E609 Terminology Relating to Pesticides
relevant unit basis.
3. Terminology
deposit rate—the amount of any material deposited per unit
area.
GENERAL CHEMICAL TERMS AND
CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENTS
active chemical deposit rate—the amount of active ingredient
deposited per unit area.
air flow rate—the flow rate of air, expressed in volume per
3 3 3
relevant unit (ft /min, m /s, m /tree).
formulation deposit rate—theamountofformulationdeposited
per unit area.
application rate—the amount of any material applied per unit
treated:
spray deposit rate—the amount of spray liquid deposited per
unit area. Mean deposit rate is the average amount of deposit
active chemical rate—the amount of active ingredient (a.i.)
over the entire spray swath. Effective spray deposit rate is
applied per unit treated, expressed in terms of mass per
the mean deposit from center to center of adjoining swaths.
relevant unit treated. (For area treatment, kg a.i./ha, lb a.i./A,
3
or oz a.i./1000 ft. of row; for space application, mg a.i./m ,
diluent—a gas, liquid, or solid used to reduce the concentra-
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or oz a.i./1000 ft ; for individual units, kg a.i./plant or
tion of an active ingredient in the formulation or application
animal).
of a pesticide (see Terminology E609).
formulation rate—the amount of chemical formulation applied
drift—the movement of chemicals outside the intended target
per unit treated, expressed in terms of mass or volume per
by air mass transport or diffusion.
relevant unit treated. (For area treatment, kg/ha, lb/A, or
airborne drift—the dispersion of chemical particles to the
atmosphere outside the intended target.
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These terminologies are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E35 on
particle drift deposits—the deposition of chemical particles
Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents and is the direct
responsibility of Subcommittee E35.22 on Pesticide Formulations and Delivery
outside the intended target.
Systems.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally
vapor drift—the dispersion of vaporized chemical to the
approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as E1102 – 91(2002).
atmosphere and areas surrounding the target area during and
DOI: 10.1520/E1102-91R09.
2 following application.
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mean droplet diameter (D¯ )—is represented by the follow- basal application—application of a chemical to the base of a
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