Assessing availability of European plant protection product data: an example evaluating basic area treated

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dc.bibliographicCitation.titlePeerJen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume10es_ES
dc.contributor.authorLópez Ballesteros, Anaes_ES
dc.contributor.authorDelaney, Aoifees_ES
dc.contributor.authorQuirke, Jameses_ES
dc.contributor.author...(et al.)es_ES
dc.coverage.spatialSistemas Agrícolas, Forestales y Medio Ambiente - SAFMAes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-22T09:48:03Z
dc.date.available2022-07-22T09:48:03Z
dc.date.issued2022es_ES
dc.description.abstractBesides the benefits of plant protection products (PPPs) for agricultural production, there is an increasing acknowledgement of the associated potential environmental risks. Here, we examine the feasibility of summarizing the extent of PPP usage at the country level, using Ireland as a case study, as well as at the European level. We used the area over which PPPs are applied (basic area) as an example variable that is relevant to initially assess the geographic extent of environmental risk. In Irish agricultural systems, which are primarily grass-based, herbicides fluroxypyr and glyphosate are the most widely applied active substances (ASs) in terms of basic area, followed by the fungicides chlorothalonil and prothioconazole that are closely associated with arable crops. Although all EU countries are subject to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, which sets the obligation of PPP usage data reporting at the national level, we only found usable data that met our criteria for Estonia, Germany, Finland, and Spain (4 of 30 countries reviewed). Overall, the most widely applied fungicide and herbicide in terms of basic area were prothioconazole (20%, 7% and 5% of national cultivated areas of Germany, Estonia and Ireland) and glyphosate (11%, 8% and 5% of national cultivated areas of Spain, Estonia and Ireland) respectively, although evaluations using application frequency may result in the observation of different trends. Several recommendations are proposed to tackle current data gaps and deficiencies in accessibility and usability of pesticide usage data across the EU in order to better inform environmental risk assessment and promote evidence-based policymaking.en
dc.description.statusPublishedes_ES
dc.identifier.citationPeerJ, vol. 10, (2022)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10532/6008
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.relation.doi10.7717/peerj.13586es_ES
dc.relation.urihttps://peerj.com/articles/13586es_ES
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/*
dc.subject.agrovocPlaguicidases
dc.subject.agrovocEvaluación del impacto ambientales
dc.subject.agrovocEuropaes
dc.subject.agrovocLegislaciónes
dc.titleAssessing availability of European plant protection product data: an example evaluating basic area treateden
dc.typeJournal Contribution*
dc.type.refereedRefereedes_ES
dc.type.specifiedArticlees_ES

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