When you drive by where a lawn is being sprayed with pesticides, can any of it get in your vehicle?

Question

I have a newer vehicle, and thank god, I had the air conditioning off at the time. I drove by where a lawn was being sprayed with pesticides--at least I think that's what was happening. Someone was walking around, in casual clothes, spraying from a hose that appeared to be fed from a truck parked in front of the house; the hose was tipped with a nozel of some kind that dispersed whatever liquid or chemical was coming out across a greater area. The person was just walking back and forth across the lawn spraying.

So, when being sprayed, are any of the chemicals therein the pesticide distilled up into the immediate vicinity and into the air? Could any have gotten into my truck (2007 model, so it isn't old) with the air conditioning off?

Answer 1

If you can smell it, it is in your truck.

But scale does matter. The person applying the spray is being exposed to about 1000 times the amount that you are. They will get sick, die, or get cancer with a much higher probability than you will.

So, if you want to be concerned about someone, be concerned about the person doing the job.

As a side effect, if that person stops spraying for their health it serves your purpose too.

Answer 2

Depends how close Streets where i live are tiny so theirs no real way to stay away from the lawn the farther away the better.

Answer 3

Yes, if your truck was sealed air tight you couldn't breathe after a short amount of time.

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