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Non-Chemical Methods of Vegetation Management on Railroad Rights-of Way. Final rept. (1998-2003).
| 题名： | Non-Chemical Methods of Vegetation Management on Railroad Rights-of Way. Final rept. (1998-2003). |
| 作者： | Burnham-D.; Prull-G.; Frost-K. |
| 关键词： | *Vegetation-management; *Right-of-way-acquisition; *Railway-tracks.;Maintenance-; Land-use; Weed-control; Pesticides-; Herbicides-; Monitoring-; Treatments-; Implementation-; Maine-; Vermont-; Environmental-effects; Alternatives-. |
| 摘要： | The goal of this project was to evaluate non-chemical alternatives to vegetation control in railroad rights-of-way primarily through a demonstration project. The current status of alternative railroad weed control technology implementation in Europe and North America was reviewed. A vegetation control demonstration project was implemented during the 2001 growing season on 30 miles of track, located in northeastern Vermont, owned and operated by the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, Auburn, ME. Wet infra-red thermal technology designed and built by Sunburst Corp., Eugene, OR, was demonstrated within the context of an experimental implementation plan that included multiple treatment scenarios to evaluate optimal treatment intensity and quantitative vegetation assessments to evaluate effectiveness in controlling vegetation. The prototype ballast weed control equipment was highly effective at killing treated vegetation, easy to operate, and adaptable to a variety of application platforms. As environmental, water quality, and human health concern continue to add constraints on routine use of pesticides, other forms of vegetation management must be developed. Sunburst's technology offers an opportunity to incorporate an additional and effective tool to important resource management systems. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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