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A Field Study ProtoCol for Collection of Human and Environmental Data on Pesticide Use in Europe and Argentina

Silva, Vera; Alaoui, Abdallah; Schlünssen, Vivi; Vested, Anne; Graumans, Martien; van Dael, Maurice; Trevisan, Marco; Suciu, Nicoleta; Mol, Hans; Beekmann, Karsten; Figueiredo, Daniel; Harkes, Paula; Hofman, Jakub; Kandeler, Ellen; Abrantes, Nelson; Campos, Isabel; de los Ángeles Martínez, María; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Goossens, Dirk; Gandrass, Juergen; Debler, Freya; Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta; Jonker, Marlot; Langevelde, Frank; Sorensen, Martin T.; Wells, Jerry M.; Boekhorst, Jos; Huss, Anke; Mandrioli, Daniele; Sgargi, Daria; Nathanail, Paul; Nathanail, Judith; Tamm, Lucius; Fantke, Peter; Mark, Jennifer; Grovermann, Christian; Frelih-Larsen, Ana; Herb, Irina; Chivers, Charlotte-Anne; Mills, Jane; Alcon, Francisco; Contreras, Josefina; Baldi, Isabelle; Pasković, Igor; Matjaz, Glavan; Norgaard, Trine; Aparicio, Virginia; Ritsema, Coen; Geissen, Violette and Scheepers, Paul (2022) A Field Study ProtoCol for Collection of Human and Environmental Data on Pesticide Use in Europe and Argentina. In: Abstract Book SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

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Summary

Current farm systems rely on the use of Plant Protection Products (PPP) to secure high productivity and control threats to the quality of the crops. However, PPP use may have considerable impacts on human health and the environment. A study protocol is presented aiming to determine the occurrence and levels of PPP residues in plants (crops), animals (livestock), humans and other non-target species (ecosystem representatives) for exposure modelling and impact assessment. To achieve this, we designed a cross-sectional study to compare conventional and organic farm systems across Europe. Environmental and biological samples were/are being/will be collected during the 2021 growing season, at 10 case study sites in Europe covering a range of climate zones and crops. An additional study site in Argentina will inform the impact of PPP use on growing soybean which is an important European protein-source in animal feed. We will study the impact of PPP mixtures using an integrated risk assessment methodology. The fate of PPP in environmental media (soil, water and air) and in the homes of farmers will be monitored. This will be complemented by biomonitoring to estimate PPP uptake by humans and farm animals (cow, goat, sheep and chicken), and by collection of samples from non-target species (earthworms, fish, aquatic and terrestrial macroinvertebrates, bats, and farm cats). We will use data on PPP residues in environmental and biological matrices to estimate exposures by modelling. These exposure estimates together with health and toxicity data will be used to predict the impact of PPP use on environment, plant, animal and human health. The outcome of this study will then be integrated with socio-economic information leading to an overall assessment used to identify transition pathways towards more sustainable plant protection and inform decision makers, practitioners and other stakeholders regarding farming practices and land use policy.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:farming systems, sustainability, plant protection, pesticides, SPRINT, Horizon2020, Abacus, FiBL2509006
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
farming systems
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807
English
sustainability
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33560
English
plant protection
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978
English
pesticides
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
"Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Europe
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Agri-food policy
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Crop protection > Crop protection products
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability
Related Links:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259748
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:45489
Deposited On:16 Feb 2023 14:25
Last Modified:16 Feb 2023 14:25
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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