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Pesticide management

Approximately one billion pounds of pesticides are used in a typical year in the U.S. alone. Pesticides and herbicides contaminate rivers and streams, and seep into groundwater through runoff. A U.S. Geological Survey conducted in the 1990s detected pesticide compounds in virtually every stream in agricultural, urban and mixed-use areas, as well as in over 50 percent of sampled wells assessing ground water in agricultural and urban areas. Atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides, is a suspected endocrine disruptor and is associated with cardiovascular problems. Long-term exposure to glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, may lead to kidney problems and reproductive difficulties.

Part 1: Pesticide Use

The following conditions are met for all pesticides and herbicides used on outdoor plants:

a.14 Pesticide and herbicide use is minimized by creating a use plan based on Chapter 3 of the San Francisco Environment Code Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.
b.14 Only pesticides with a hazard tier ranking of 3 (least hazardous) as per The City of San Francisco Department of the Environment's (SFE) Hazard Tier Review Process are used. Refer to Table A2 in Appendix C for more details.
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Immune
Digestive
Reproductive
Endocrine
Nervous

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell New & Existing Buildings New & Existing Interiors
Part 1: Pesticide Use P P -
Commercial Kitchen Education Multifamily Residential Restaurant Retail
Part 1: Pesticide Use - P P P P

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Protocol)
Pesticide Use
Operations Schedule
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San Francisco Department of the Environment. Integrated Pest Management Ordinance. http://www.sfenvironment.org/article/city-staff/pest-management. Published 2011. Accessed September 14, 2014

10.1.a

The San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Integrated Pest Management recommends that pesticide products be used as a last result, only after other non-chemical management options have been exhausted.

10.1.b

The San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Integrated Pest Management Ordinance assigns hazard tiers to pesticide products from lowest to highest concern.