Published Mar 7, 2014

Pesticide Drift: Maps!

By Liz Kolbe

 

Curious about the geographical distribution of pesticide use in the United States? The Pesticide National Synthesis Project from USGS has a wealth of maps, from 1992-2011, showing estimated use of specific pesticides per agricultural square mile. I pulled out a few that I recognized, most shown here are listed as “Bad Actors” by the Pesticide Action Network.