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EFFICACY OF BURNING, TILLAGE, AND BIOCIDES IN CONTROLLING BACTERIA RELEASED AT FIELD SITES AND EFFECTS ON INDIGENOUS BACTERIA AND FUNGI
Citation:
Donegan, K., V. Fieland, N. Fowles, L. Ganio, AND R. Seidler. EFFICACY OF BURNING, TILLAGE, AND BIOCIDES IN CONTROLLING BACTERIA RELEASED AT FIELD SITES AND EFFECTS ON INDIGENOUS BACTERIA AND FUNGI. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/161.
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The environmental use of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMS) must include risk control methods that are effective and also safe to non-target organisms. n important component of risk control is the decontamination of field release sites of GEMS after their function is completed or when adverse environmental effects are observed. his paper looks at the effectiveness of the physical and chemical methods of burning and biocide application, alone and in combination with tillage, in controlling three species of bacteria applied to the leaves of plants in a field environment. he application simulated the aerosol releases of GEMs in agricultural settings. n addition, the research assessed the effects of these control methods on the indigenous microorganisms on the leaves and in the tilled soil.