Herbicide Applications Along Gravel and Paved Roads on the Hanford SiteCX(s) Applied: B1.3Date: 03/01/2011Location(s): Richland, WashingtonOffice(s): Office of River Protection-Richland Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 1, 2011
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Herbicide Applications Along Gravel and Paved Roads on the Hanford Site
CX(s) Applied: B1.3
Date: 03/01/2011
Location(s): Richland, Washington
Office(s): Office of River Protection-Richland Office
CX(s) Applied: B1.3
Date: 03/01/2011
Location(s): Richland, Washington
Office(s): Office of River Protection-Richland Office
The Mission Support Alliance Biological Controls organization routinely applies herbicides on gravel roads and along shoulders of paved roads on the Hanford Site to control vegetation and maintain critical fire breaks. These roadways are initially sprayed with non-selective herbicides to remove all vegetation. Follow-up spot spraying with selective herbicides is performed, as needed, to control vegetation that grows in treated areas.