Courses
Environment Courses
Category:
Environment
Class:
All Classes
Credits:
1
The Department of Environment has monitored the occurrence of pesticides in surface water and drinking water for a number of years at many sites throughout Alberta. This presentation discusses the results of this monitoring and the implications this has on the quality of the water in Alberta. In addition, limited monitoring on pesticide residues in rainwater and air are discussed.
Category:
Environment
Class:
Credits:
1
Pesticide monitoring programs in Alberta - surface water survey; discussion of findings; agricultural influence and urban influence. Pesticides in treated water.
Category:
Environment
Class:
All Classes
Credits:
1
Alberta water strategy; pesticide use in Alberta; Agronomic and environmental considerations; Pesticides characteristics and fate in the environment.
Category:
Environment
Class:
Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Forestry, Landscape
Credits:
1
The world of soil microorganisms is an untapped world for all kinds of
potential uses in the future with pesticide degradation being one of them.
Many pesticides require residual qualities in order to do their job but
there is a fine balance between being residual and causing environmental
damage. This web cast seminar looks at factors in the soil that influence
pesticide residues and degradation and look at ways in which we as
pesticide applicators can help to assist pesticide degradation before it
leaches into the subsoil or groundwater
Category:
Environment
Class:
Aerial, Agriculture, Aquatic, Industrial, Forestry, Landscape
Credits:
1
Unfortunately, we are seeing minute amounts of pesticides in our surface waters. One of the herbicides, 2,4-D is showing up in surface waters due to its large usage in the area of weed control. Is it having a detrimental effect on amphibians and other wildlife in an aquatic environment. This web cast seminar looks at some of the latest research on the sublethal effects of 2,4-D on amphibians and wildlife.
Category:
Environment
Class:
Credits:
1
This presentation reviews the different pollinators in Canada and their status as to whether they are stable or in a downward trend and the reasons (where known) for their reduced numbers. It also includes how Health Canada through the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the USA EPA have collaborated to ensure pollinator protection when conducting a pesticide’s evaluation or re-evaluation. There have also been a number of incidents involving pesticide effects on bees and this presentation will review the incidents (as reported by the PMRA), especially with respect to the planting of treated corn and soybean seeds and what has been done to prevent further incidents in the future.