Open AccessUpdated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance terbuthylazine in light of confirmatory data submitted
Author(s) -
Abdourahime Himdata,
Anastassiadou Maria,
Arena Maria,
Auteri Domenica,
Barmaz Stefania,
Brancato Alba,
Bura Laszlo,
Carrasco Cabrera Luis,
Chaideftou Eugenia,
Chiusolo Arianna,
Court Marques Daniele,
Crivellente Federica,
De Lentdecker Chloe,
Egsmose Mark,
Fait Gabriella,
Ferreira Lucien,
Gatto Valeria,
Greco Luna,
Ippolito Alessio,
Istace Frederique,
Jarrah Samira,
Kardassi Dimitra,
Leuschner Renata,
Lostia Alfonso,
Lythgo Christopher,
Mangas Iris,
Messinetti Silvia,
Miron Ileana,
Molnar Tunde,
Padovani Laura,
Parra Morte Juan Manuel,
Pedersen Ragnor,
Raczyk Marianna,
Reich Hermine,
Ruocco Silvia,
Saari Katri Elina,
Santos Miguel,
Serafimova Rositsa,
Sharp Rachel,
Stanek Alois,
Streissl Franz,
Sturma Juergen,
Szentes Csaba,
Terron Andrea,
Tiramani Manuela,
Vagenende Benedicte,
Vainovska Patricija,
VillamarBouza Laura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5817
Subject(s) - terbuthylazine , environmental health , european commission , context (archaeology) , risk assessment , european union , pesticide , business , medicine , atrazine , computer science , geography , computer security , biology , archaeology , agronomy , economic policy
The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessment carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, the United Kingdom, for the pesticide active substance terbuthylazine are reported. The context of the peer review was that requested by the European Commission following the submission and evaluation of confirmatory data on groundwater metabolites. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of terbuthylazine as a herbicide on maize and sorghum and taking into account the scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) on the setting of health‐based reference values for metabolites of the active substance terbuthylazine. The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented. Concerns are identified.