Pesticide handling facilities are located at least 50 metres away from any borehole, spring or well

Pesticides are not applied/stored in areas where they can be rapidly transported into groundwater

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Best Practice Guidance:

• Defra (2006) Code of practice for using plant protection products Defra, PB11090.

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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