The assessment of spray drift damage for ten major crops in Belgium.
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci
; 70(4): 1037-42, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16628952
ABSTRACT
According to the Council Directive 91/414/EC pesticide damage should be assessed by considering the risk for persons arising from occupational, non-dietary exposure and risk to the environment. In this research an assessment for the pesticide damage by droplet spray drift was set up. The percentages of spray drift were estimated with the Ganzelmeier drift curves and the IMAG drift calculator. Knowing the percentages of drift and the applied doses of pesticide formulations in a given crop, the human and environmental exposures (water and bottom) were predicted. Thereupon risk indices were calculated for water organisms, soil organisms and bystanders. A risk index is the ratio of a predicted exposure to a toxicological reference value and gives an indication of the incidence and the severity of the adverse effects likely to occur. Considering the risk index it is possible to define the minimal width of an unsprayed field margin or "buffer zone" to reduce this risk at an acceptable level.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pesticides
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Wind
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Occupational Exposure
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Risk Assessment
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Crops, Agricultural
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Belgium
Publication country:
BE
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BELGICA
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BELGIQUE
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BELGIUM
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BÉLGICA