?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Terrestrische+Risikoindikatoren%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.subject=+Environmental+aspects&rft.description=This+project+is+supported+by+the+European+Commission+under+the+6th+framework+Program+(Project+number+SSPE-CT-2003-501997).+It+is+a+Specific+Targeted+Research+Project+(STREP)+for+scientific+support+of+policies+with+a+budget+of+2.7+million+Euros.+The+project+has+started+January+2003+and+will+be+finished+in+March+2007.%0D%0AThe+aim+of+this+project%3A+%0D%0AThe+project+will+support+Community+policies+for+sustainable+agriculture+by+providing+a+harmonised+European+approach+for+indicators+of+the+overall+risk+of+pesticides.+%0D%0AIt+will+integrate+European+scientific+expertise+on+the+use%2C+emissions+and+environmental+fate+of+pesticides+and+their+impact+on+agro-ecosystems+and+human+health.%0D%0AThe+indicators+will+provide+new+and+powerful+assessment+tools+for+monitoring+and+managing+the+overall+risks+of+pesticides.+This+will+contribute+directly+to+Agenda+2000+aims+for+sustainable+agriculture%2C+and+to+the+6th+Environment+Action+Programme%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+Thematic+Strategy+on+the+Sustainable+Use+of+Plant+Protection+Products.%0D%0AThe+expectations+of+the+project%3A%0D%0AThe+main+deliverable+of+the+project+is+a+set+of+harmonised+environmental+and+human+health+risk+indicators%2C+implemented+in+an+easy+to+use+software+package.+%0D%0AThe+proposed+tool+will+include+methods+to+predict+environmental+fate+and+exposure%2C+and+the+resulting+acute+and+chronic+risks%3A%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09for+aquatic+and+terrestrial+organisms%2C+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09for+groundwater%2C+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09for+public+health+(including+pregnant+women)+and+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2%09for+applicators+of+the+pesticides.+%0D%0ADatabases+will+be+developed+for+pesticide+use%2C+agricultural+practice%2C+land+use%2C+GIS+information+and+ecotoxicological+data.+State-of-the-art+methods+(including+the+methods+used+in+legislative+processes)+will+be+used+to+extrapolate+from+test+animals+to+humans+and+wildlife.+%0D%0AThe+project+will+use+existing+data+sets+to+systematically+evaluate+the+validation+status+of+the+indicators%2C+including+information+gathered+by+regional+and+national+organisations.%0D%0AWhat+are+the+characteristics+of+the+output+of+this+project%0D%0AThe+indicator+outputs+will+be+available+on+different+scales%2C+providing+high+resolution+results+at+the+catchment+and%2For+%2Fregional+level%2C+taking+account+of+local+conditions+of+soil%2C+climate+etc%3B+and+also+aggregated+and+integrated+results+at+the+European+level.+%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+EU-HAIR%2C+OECD-BUWAL-TERI%3A+Terrestrische+Risikoindikatoren.+[Terrestrial+Riskindicators.]+Runs+2002+-+2007.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Fliessbach%2C+Andreas%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdocument%2F45%2F0%2C2340%2Cen_2649_34383_32265069_1_1_1_1%2C00.html+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdocument%2F45%2F0%2C2340%2Cen_2649_34383_32265069_1_1_1_1%2C00.html%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6049%2F