Table 3 Spray droplet size summary data from ground and aerial nozzles used in field spray drift experiment.

From: Herbicide spray drift from ground and aerial applications: Implications for potential pollinator foraging sources

Nozzle

Orifice

Dv10 (μm)

Dv50 (μm)

Dv90 (μm)

% Volume < 100 μm

Droplet Size Classificationa

CP 09 Straight Stream

0.078

131

355

666

6.2

Medium

CP 09 Straight Stream

0.125

161

374

647

3.5

Coarse

CP 09 Composite Volume Weighted

n/a

148

366

656

4.7

Coarse

ER110

10

189

369

589

1.4

Coarse

  1. aAs established by Spray Nozzle Classification by Droplet Spectra, ASABE S572.3 (St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2020) and data from laboratory wind tunnel generated reference nozzle data.
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