The Directive 2009/128/CE of European Parliament and Council on Sustainable Use of Pesticides introduced a community action framework to protect the Environment of the EU and requested Member States to implement policies and actions in order to reduce the risk…
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B-Rice: bird focal species identification in rice paddy
Pesticide registration in EU (Reg. 1107/2009 EC) requires appropriate risk assessment for non-target organisms including birds. The European Food Safety Authority developed a Guidance Document (GD) to conduct the risk assessment considering a series of exposure scenarios from a combination…
ScopriMinimal variation in input parameters highly influences PEARL and PELMO results: how can these results be trustable?
The calculation of Predicted Environmental Concentration of pesticides in groundwater (PECGW) is a crucial point in the registration and authorization process of plant protection products (PPPs) in Europe. Calculations are usually performed by FOCUS models, in particular PEARL and PELMO…
ScopriDAPHNE: a supporting tool for pesticides risk assessors and stakeholders
DAPHNE (DAtes and PHeNological Estimation) is a tool created to contribute supporting the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of pesticides. The rationale behind its development is based on correlating crop phenological stages (BBCH) to specific dates for representative geographic areas is…
ScopriMethodology for spatial analysis of pesticide residue monitoring data in surface water
The Directive 2009/128/CE of European Parliament and Council on Sustainable Use of Pesticides introduced a community action framework to protect the Environment of the EU and requested Member States to implement policies and actions in order to reduce the risk…
ScopriPERSAM PECsoil calculation and pesticides risk assessment: support or burden for regulators?
A new approach for the exposure assessment of soil organisms to plant protection products (PPPs) has been developed in the new EFSA Guidance Document. The recommended procedure consists of five tiers with different levels of complexity. The first tiers are…
ScopriFrom NOEC to ECx: a large scale data analysis on ecotoxicological studies with pesticides
Historically chronic or long-term studies performed for the authorisation of plant protection products (PPP) result in the reporting of endpoint values in terms of No-Observed Effect Concentration (NOEC). The related Test Guidelines (OECD, ISO, EPA) were designed to fulfil the…
ScopriDon’t mix the grape and the grain: are ERA official procedures suitable for inorganic plant protection products?
Most of currently used active ingredients in Plant Protection Products (PPP) are organic xenobiotics. Despite in numerical terms, natural inorganic compounds represent a small minority, their usage is extremely widespread. According to FAO data, inorganics represent about half of the…
ScopriBirds species versus crops: GIS-based procedure to identify specific combinations
Pesticide registration in EU (Reg. 1107/2009 EC) requires, among others, appropriate risk assessment for birds. The bird species currently used in risk assessment are the ones considered the most sensitive to all pesticides. In this work a realistic approach has…
ScopriApplicability of mitigation measures for surface water in Italy: the case study of the Lombardy Region.
In the authorization process of plant protection products (PPP), the evaluation of the impact of PPPs on surface water quality and on aquatic ecosystems is a crucial point. If the results of the risk assessment suggest an unacceptable risk for…
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