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Environmental risk assessment for plant protection products
Author(s) -
R. Reiman,
L. Vakra
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2338.2003.00652.x
Subject(s) - directive , scope (computer science) , business , environmental protection , groundwater , environmental risk assessment , risk assessment , environmental science , engineering , computer science , computer security , geotechnical engineering , programming language
Plant protection products (PPP's) are hazardous chemicals that are intentionally spread into the environment. In order to protect human and animal health and the environment the risk assessment has to be performed before the authorisation of PPP's. Risk assessment is based on the general principles and requirements laid down in the European Council Directive 91/414/EEC (concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market), international guidelines and Estonian legislation. This paper describes ecotoxicological and environmental risk assessment, the use of mathematical models and feasible risk mitigation measures to assure acceptable risk of PPP's under the proposed conditions of use in Estonia.