Topic: Agriculture

This list updated September 03, 2008

Title (link to summary) Number      Date (released or updated)
Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams: Intensive Sampling in an Agricultural Drain - A Cooperative Study by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Agriculture08-03-020July 2008
Focus on the Columbia River Basin Water Management Program06-11-045June 2008
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2007 Data Summary08-03-009April 2008
Focus on: The Ground Water Permit ExemptionF-WR-92-104April 2008
Focus Sheet: Aquatic Pesticide Irrigation District Permit08-10-015February 2008
Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Contaminants in Fish Tissue from Freshwater Environments in 200608-03-002February 2008
Columbia River Basin Water Supply Inventory Report07-11-022February 2008
Prohibited Burning Flyer02-02-004November 2007
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Wenatchee and Mid-Columbia Basins, Impact of Copper Use on Receiving Waters07-03-112November 2007
Focus on Aquatic Pesticide Irrigation District Permit07-10-090October 2007
Notice to Registrants of New or Reformulated Chemical Products to be Used in Fruit Packing Houses07-10-086October 2007
Improving Water Quality in the Samish: Getting the manure out of streams and shellfish beds07-10-083September 2007
FOCUS: Safe Ballast Discharge (updated 08-07)99-1309August 2007
Palouse River Chlorinated Pesticide and PCB Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Improvement Report and Implementation Plan07-03-018July 2007
Chlorinated Pesticides, PCBs, and Dioxins in Yakima River Fish in 2006: Data Summary and Comparison to Human Health Criteria07-03-036July 2007
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Yakima River Chlorinated Pesticides, PCBs, Suspended Sediment, and Turbidity Total Maximum Daily Load Study.07-03-107July 2007
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Marion Drain Intensive Surface Water Sampling for Pesticides In Salmonid-Bearing Streams07-03-105June 2007
Protecting Your Streams07-10-031May 2007
The Impact of Diquat on Macrophytes and Water Quality in Battle Ground Lake, Washington. Article in the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management, 45:35-39.07-03-020April 2007
Vancouver Lake PCBs, Chlorinated Pesticides, and Dioxins in Fish Tissue and Sediment07-03-017March 2007
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2006 Monitoring Data Summary07-03-016March 2007
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan for Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid Bearing Streams: Addition of Wenatchee and Entiat Watersheds in the Upper Columbia Basin.03-03-104ADD2February 2007
Focus on State's Response to EPA Rule on Aquatic Pesticide Permitting07-10-013February 2007
Focus Sheet: Capture and Reuse of Irrigation WaterF-WR-92-108January 2007
Pullman Stormwater Pilot Study for Pesticides, PCBs, and Fecal Coliform Bacteria, 2005-200606-03-034October 2006
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2003-2005: A Cooperative Study by the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Agriculture06-03-036October 2006
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Chlorinated Pesticides, PCBs, and Dioxins in Yakima River Fish - 2006: Assessing Progress Toward TMDL Targets and Updating the Fish Consumption Advisory06-03-111September 2006
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Walla Walla River Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBs Total Maximum Daily Load (Water Cleanup Plan): Submittal Report05-10-079March 2006
Addendum to the Quality Assurance Project Plan for Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams: Addition of Skagit-Samish Watersheds, and Extension of Program through June 2009.03-03-104ADDMarch 2006
Simplot Soilbuilders Benton County06-09-011February 2006
2005 Drought Response Report to the Legislature06-11-001February 2006
How to Describe Your Burn Location06-02-002January 2006
Focus On Agricultural Burning98-1027-AQJanuary 2006
Managing Livestock Nutrients05-10-021January 2006
Focus on Upper Yakima Basin - Restoration plan targets sediments01-10-003December 2005
Quality Assurance Project Plan: South Fork Palouse River Pesticide, PCB, and Fecal Coliform Stormwater Pilot Study05-03-115November 2005
Former Borden Chemical Site- Future Kent Station Phase I LLC05-09-083September 2005
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, April through October, 2004: A Cooperative Study by the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Agriculture05-03-025August 2005
Ambient Air Quality And Environmental Standards For Fluorideswac173-481August 2005
On-Farm Composting of Livestock Mortalities05-07-034July 2005
Cascade Helicopters-Chelan County05-09-012June 2005
Typical Dioxin Concentrations in Agriculture Soils of Washington State and Potential Sources05-03-043June 2005
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Assessing Current Levels of 303(d) Listed Pesticides and PCBs in Palouse River Fish05-03-106May 2005
Focus on Aquatic Permits05-10-048April 2005
Concentrations of 303(d) Listed Pesticides, PCBs, and PAHs Measured with Passive Samplers Deployed in the Lower Columbia River05-03-006March 2005
Best Management Practices for Agricultural Chemicals94-189January 2005
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Yakima Area Creeks Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load Study05-03-101January 2005
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, April to December, 2003: A Cooperative Study Conducted by the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Agriculture04-03-048November 2004
Focus on Check Your Farm Tank It May be Regulated04-09-105November 2004
A Total Maximum Daily Load Evaluation for Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBs in the Walla Walla River04-03-032October 2004
Pesticide Container Cleaning and Disposal01-04-024October 2004
Cascade Helicopters04-09-020September 2004
Healthier Solutions video04-04-023August 2004
Guide to Healthy Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands for Small Farms and Rural Landowners in Eastern Washington01-10-014July 2004
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Assessments of Aquatic Herbicides: Volume 5: Triclopyr04-10-015June 2004
Pesticide Application: Hazardous Waste Do's and Don'ts99-429April 2004
Dungeness Bay Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Study04-03-012March 2004
Non-Cereal Crop Best Management Practices Guidance04-02-004March 2004
Washington's Water Quality Management Plan to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution - Final99-26January 2004
Upper Yakima River Basin Suspended Sediment, Turbidity and Organochlorine Pesticide Total Maximum Daily Load: Detailed Implementation Plan03-10-058December 2003
Padden Creek Pesticide Study: Final Report03-03-048October 2003
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Monitoring 303(d) Listed Pesticides, PCBs, and PAHs in the Lower Columbia River Drainage Using a Semipermeable Membrane Device03-03-108October 2003
Cascade Helicopters03-09-091September 2003
Focus On Orchard Burning - Tear-Out and Prunings00-02-009August 2003
Pesticide Reduction Evaluation for Cranberry Bog Drainage in the Grayland Area03-03-034June 2003
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Washington State Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid Habitat for Two Index Watersheds03-03-104May 2003
Agricultural Water Supply Facilitieswac173-170March 2003
Focus on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Aquatic Pest Control03-10-007March 2003
Granger Drain Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load: Detailed Implementation Plan03-10-0042003
2002 Report to the Legislature: Allocating Accumulated Columbia Basin Groundwater03-11-0022003
Establishing Surface Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Irrigation Water Supplies Draft Discussion Paper00-10-073December 2002
Pesticide Monitoring in the Mission Creek Basin, Chelan County02-03-022October 2002
Focus on Mosquitoes: General Permit for Insecticides Advocates Larvae Control to Halt Spread of West Nile Virus02-10-057October 2002
Public Notice: Workshops/Hearings to Focus on the Use of Diquat Dibromide for Aquatic Pest Control02-10-050September 2002
Focus: Ecology Proposes to Approve the Aquatic Herbicide Diquat Dibromide for Use in Washington State02-10-051September 2002
Upper Yakima River Basin Suspended Sediment, Turbidity and Organochlorine Pesticide Total Maximum Daily Load -- Submittal Report02-10-047August 2002
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Pesticide Reduction Evaluation for Cranberry Bog Drainage in the Grayland Area02-03-072August 2002
Midstate Aviation Site - Bowers Field02-09-057August 2002
Beebe Orchard Dump02-09-055July 2002
Data Summary: Upper Yakima River Basin Suspended Sediment and Organochlorine Pesticide TMDL Evaluation02-03-032July 2002
Quality Assurance Project Plan: TMDL Technical Study: Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBs in the Walla Walla River02-03-068July 2002
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Pesticide Monitoring in the Mission Creek Basin02-03-071July 2002
Upper Yakima River Basin Suspended Sediment and Organochlorine Pesticide Total Maximum Daily Load Evaluation02-03-012April 2002
Focus Sheet: Air Quality Registration ProgramFA-AIR-94-03April 2002
Aquifer Vulnerability Analysis Using the Pesticide Root-Zone Model (PRZM2) -- Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Area01-10-027March 2002
2001 Washington State Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report Update01-10-015January 2002
Washington Water Acquisition Program: Finding Water to Restore Streams02-11-0162002
Sampling and Analysis of Washington State Composts: Measurement of Dioxins, Furans, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides02-07-001December 2001
Padden Creek Pesticide Monitoring Program, 2001 Progress Report01-03-045December 2001
Granger Drain Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Assessment and Evaluation -- FINAL01-10-012October 2001
Focus Sheet: Wallula Nonattainment Area for Particulate Matter00-02-010October 2001
A Process for Evaluating Pesticides in Washington State Surface Waters for Potential Impacts to Salmonids01-10-058September 2001
Periodic Dam Safety Inspection Report: Leader Lake Dams01-11-008July 2001
Upper Humptulips River Watershed Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (Water Cleanup Plan) Submittal Report01-10-022June 2001
Focus Sheet: Agriculture Related Water Quality Complaints01-10-016April 2001
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Padden Creek Pesticide Monitoring Project01-03-076March 2001
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement For Freshwater Aquatic Plant Management00-10-040February 2001
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Aquatic Plant Management -- Appendix A -- Ecology′s Water Quality Modification Process, Sample Application Form and Permit00-10-041February 2001
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Aquatic Plant Management -- Appendix B -- State Water Pollution Control Laws and Washington′s Administrative Codes Governing the Use of Aquatic Pesticides00-10-042February 2001
Herbicide Risk Assessment for the Aquatic Plant Management Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement -- Appendix C -- Volume 3: 2,4-D00-10-043February 2001
Herbicide Risk Assessment for the Aquatic Plant Management Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement -- Appendix D -- Volume 2: Endothall00-10-044February 2001
Risk Assessments for the Aquatic Plant Management Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement -- Appendix E00-10-045February 2001
Evaluation of Efforts to Reduce Pesticide Contamination in Cranberry Bog Drainage00-03-041November 2000
Focus Sheet: Open Burning - Prohibited Materials94-04November 2000
Guidelines for Preparation of Comprehensive Irrigation District Management Plans--DRAFT00-11-013October 2000
Flow Summary of Ten Streams and Irrigation Ditches in the Upper Yakima River Basin00-03-028August 2000
Focus Sheet: Lake Management Using Herbicides with IPM: Public Review and Open House Forums Planned00-10-034June 2000
Washington State Wetland Mitigation Evaluation Study, Phase I: Compliance00-06-016June 2000
Fincas "Alexander"00-09-013aMarch 2000
Alexander Farms Fact Sheet00-09-013March 2000
Outdoor Burningwac173-425March 2000
Focus Sheet: Open Burning Rule Revised (OBSOLETE)00-02-006March 2000
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1997 Surface Water Sampling Report00-03-003January 2000
Concise Explanatory Statement: Open Burning Rule Revisions00-02-0042000
How to Survive a Dairy Inspection or What to Expect when Ecology Takes a Look at Your Farm99-33December 1999
Status Report on Alternative Uses for Grass Straw99-208December 1999
Levels of Non-Nutritive Substances In Fertilizers99-450December 1999
Focus Sheet: Dioxins in Washington's Agricultural Soils99-1380September 1999
Potholes Reservoir Pesticide Survey, 199899-331August 1999
Farming for Cleaner Air: Pulling Together to Make Progress (OBSOLETE)99-207July 1999
Calculating the True Costs of Pest Control99-433June 1999
Final Report: Screening Survey for Metals and Dioxins in Fertilizer Products and Soils in Washington State99-309April 1999
Sun Lakes Trophic Status Assessment Study99-315March 1999
Totten and Eld Inlets Clean Water Projects - 1997 Annual Report99-316March 1999
Lower Yakima River Cleanup Plan - a plan targeting sediment and pesticides98-2026WQDecember 1998
Basic American Foods Class II Groundwater Inspection98-330October 1998
Diquat Concentrations in the Steilacoom Lake Outlet (Chambers Creek)98-322July 1998
Instream Resources Protection Program For The Mainstem Columbia River In Washington Statewac173-563March 1998
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1996 Surface Water Sampling Report98-305March 1998
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1995 Surface Water Sampling Report98-3001998
Garrison Creek Use-Based Receiving Water Study98-3021998
Chehalis Best Management Practices Evaluation Project, 1996/97 Water Quality Data Report for Bunker Creek98-3331998
Mid-Columbia GWMA -- Quarterly Progress Summary98-281998
City of Walla Walla Wastewater Treatment Plant Class II Inspection97-326August 1997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Carpenter Ants97-420August 1997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Nuisance Ants97-428August 1997
A Suspended Sediment and DDT Total Maximum Daily Load Evaluation Report for the Yakima River97-321July 1997
Assessment of Cranberry Bog Drainage Pesticide Contamination97-329July 1997
Pesticide Residues in the Kittitas Valley Surficial Aquifer97-318April 1997
Pesticides Detected in the Walla Walla Drainage, April and June 1996. Memo to C. Nuechterlein, D. Knight, and J. Jacobson, Eastern Regional Office.97-e03February 1997
Chehalis Best Management Practices Evaluation Project, 1995-96 Water Quality Data Report for Bunker/Deep Creek Project Area97-306February 1997
Persistence and Drift of the Aquatic Herbicide Diquat Following Application at Steilacoom and Gravelly Lakes97-3011997
Results from Additional Pesticide Sampling in the Walla Walla Drainage, April and May 1997. Memo to C. Nuechterlein, D. Knight, and J. Jacobsen, August 5, 1997.97-e061997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Fleas97-4211997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Head Lice97-4231997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Cockroaches97-4241997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Rodents97-4251997
Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project: Termites97-4261997
Integrated Pest Management for Yellowjackets and Other Wasps97-4271997
Confluence, Fall 1997 Vol.2 No. 197-1081997
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1994 Fish Tissue and Sediment Sampling Report96-352December 1996
Ground Water Quality Characterization and Nitrate Investigation of the Glade Creek Watershed96-348November 1996
Watershed Briefing Paper for the Upper and Lower Yakima Watersheds96-336September 1996
Totten and Eld Inlets Clean Water Projects: Annual Report96-342September 1996
Focus Sheet: Disposing of Demolition Debris-Open Burning and Other Requirements - OBSOLETE - No longer availableFA-93-42April 1996
Pesticide Residues in the Skagit Delta Surficial Aquifer - Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program96-302April 1996
Pesticides in Washington State's Ground Water, A Summary Report, 1988-1995: Washington State Pesticide Monitoring96-303April 1996
Results of Pesticide/PCB Monitoring in Chambers/Clover Creek Drainage. Memorandum to Bob Duffy, SWRO, March 15, 1996.96-e07March 1996
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: Pesticides and PCBs in Marine Mussels, 199596-301March 1996
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1994 Surface Water Sampling Report96-305February 1996
Seawater Challenge of Coho Salmon Smolts Following Exposure to the Herbicide Endothall. Article in The Progressive Fish-Culturist, Vol 58, 1996, p. 131-13496-e151996
Focus Sheet: Integrated Pest Management in Schools Project96-1253-HWTR1996
Seawater Challenge of Chinook Salmon Smolts Exposed to the Aquatic Herbicide Hydrothol 19195-358November 1995
Estimates of Ground-Water Contaminant Loading to the Colville River in the Vicinity of L-Bar Products95-344October 1995
Salmon Creek Nonpoint Source Pollution TMDL95-355October 1995
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1993 Fish Tissue Sampling Report95-356October 1995
Pesticide Residues in the Walla Walla Surficial Aquifer - Pesticides in Ground Water Report #795-327September 1995
Watershed Briefing Paper for the San Juan Islands Water Resource Inventory Area95-347September 1995
Watershed Briefing Paper for the Wenatchee Basin Water Resource Inventory Area95-348September 1995
Toxicity and Persistence of Acrolein, Memo to Steve Saunders, Water Quality Program95-e05March 1995
Water Resources Management Program for The Main Stem Of The Snake River in Washington Statewac173-564January 1995
Focus Sheet: Grass Seed Burning ResearchFA-95-1021995
Atomic Emission Detection for Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Nitrogen-Containing Herbicides in Water. Article in Journal of AOAC International, Volume 78, Number 6 (Nov/Dec 1995), pp. 1464-1473.95-e121995
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: Reconnaissance Sampling of Fish Tissue and Sediments (1992)94-194December 1994
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1993 Surface Water Sampling Report94-164October 1994
Pesticide Residues in the Woodland Surficial Aquifer, Pesticide Report #694-128August 1994
Vadose Zone Monitoring at Tree Top Land Application Site in Selah, WA, June-Dec. 199294-148August 1994
Ground Water Quality Survey near Edaleen Dairy, Whatcom County, Washington, January 1990 to April 199394-37April 1994
BOD Loading from Quincy Industrial Wastewater Treatment System94-e37January 1994
Upper Chehalis River Dry Season Total Maximum Daily Load Study94-1261994
Pesticide Residues in the East Chehalis Surficial Aquifer/Pesticides in Ground Water-Report No. 594-261994
Reducing and Managing Wastes from Catch Basins94-1861994
A Guide for Pesticide Secondary Containment/Spill Reporting & Cleanup in Washington State94-1871994
Site Evaluation A Guide for Pesticide Secondary Containment94-1881994
Effectiveness of Best Management Practices for Aerial Application of Forest Pesticides93-81October 1993
Willapa Bay Watershed Bacterial Evaluation and Preliminary Control Strategy93-64September 1993
Freshwater Ambient Monitoring Report for Wateryear 199193-75September 1993
Moxee Drain BMP Implementation Demonstration Project Water Quality Monitoring Report93-e55September 1993
Meadow Lake Dam Hydrologic AnalysisOFTR 93-04September 1993
Port of Willapa Pretreatment Facility, City of Raymond Wastewater Treatment Plant, September and December 1992 Class II Inspection93-e23August 1993
Seepage Rates from Irrigation CanalsOFTR 93-03June 1993
Persistence and Drift of the Herbicide Endothall Following Applications at Lakeland Village and Gravelly Lakes, Washington93-e51May 1993
City of Grandview Class II Inspection, October 21-23, 199193-e60May 1993
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: Reconnaissance Sampling of Surface Waters (1992)93-e09March 1993
Seawater Challenge of Coho Smolts Exposed to Endothall93-e52February 1993
Literature Review of the Effects of Endothall on Fish93-e501993
Your Home, Your Health and Pesticides90-br-0171993
Pilot Pesticide Waste Compliance Project93-0721993
Source Controls Protect Stormwater QualityWQ-R-93-0141993
Johnson Creek, Whatcom County, Washington92-e13October 1992
Interim Report on the Moxee BMP Demonstration Project92-e58April 1992
Focus Sheet: Permission Needed to Put Herbicides in the WaterF-WQ-92-1341992
Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Demonstration Project: Phase III Demonstration Water Conservation92-0651992
Assessment of Ground Water and Surface Water Contamination at the Washington State University Chemical Dump Site-Pullman, Washington, March 13-15, 199091-e38November 1991
Hydrologic Effects of Ground-Water Pumping on Sinking Creek and Tributary Springs, Lincoln County, WashingtonOFTR 91-04August 1991
Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Demonstration Project Phase II: Conservation Assessment91-11-002July 1991
Brief Analysis of the Cause of Reduced Spring Discharge and Streamflow, Sinking Creek Area, Lincoln CountyOFTR 90-02February 1990
Additional Taxable Hazardous Substance Listwac173-342January 1990
Your Home, Your Health, and Pesticides90-BR-171990
Beehive Reservoir Hydrologic AnalysisOFTR 90-011990
Survey of Pesticides in Sediments in the Vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Tribal Lands.89-e01December 1989
Snoqualmie Pass Wastewater Treatment Plant February 9-10, 1988 and March 2, 1988 Class II Inspection Report89-e19March 1989
Pesticides/PCBs Analysis of McNary Pool Fish. Memo to Russ Taylor.88-e16September 1988
Instream Resources Protection Program–Nooksack Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 1wac173-501June 1988
Water Resources Program In The Okanogan River Basin, WRIA 49wac173-549June 1988
Columbia Basin Project -- Ground Waterswac508-14June 1988
Columbia Basin Irrigation Area — Sewage And Wastewac372-36June 1988
Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: 1995 Fish Tissue Sampling Report98-312May 1988
Basic American Foods Class II Wastewater Inspection April 27-29, 199899-319April 1988
Persistence of DDT in the Yakima River Drainage, Washington. Article in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 17, 289-297 (1988)88-e171988
Washington's Water Resource Program, Seventh Biennial Report to the Legislature (1983-1984)84-151985
Hart Observation Well, Near Connell, Washington84-01July 1984
Decreasing Streamflow and Possible Ground Water Depletion, in the Sinking Creek Watershed, Lincoln County, WashingtonOFTR 82-06December 1982
Irrigation Return Flow Quality South Columbia Basin Irrigation District May-August 1980.81-e161981
Description of Schnebly Creek, Test well #16 Near, Ellensburg, WashingtonOFTR 80-01November 1980
Aquifer Test On Well 18/25-15E In Grant County, WashingtonOFTR 77-06December 1977
Warden Aquifer TestOFTR 77-07December 1977
2,4-D Herbicide Application in Lake Osoyoos. Memo to Dick Thayer.77-e121977
A Review of the Water Resources of the Klickitat Basin76-11-004July 1976
A review of the Water Resources of the Wenatche Basin (Office Report #40)76-11-0011976
Estimated Drawdown of Water Levels and Degree of Hydraulic Interference Between an Existing and a Proposed Well, Moxee Valley, Yakima County, WashingtonOFTR 76-011976
Sagebrush FlatsOFTR 76-021976

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