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Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for in-soil organisms

Ockleford, Colin; Adriaanse, Paulien; Berny, Philippe; Brock, Theodorus; Duquesne, Sabine; Grilli, Sandro; Hernandez‐Jerez, Antonio F.; Bennekou, Susanne Hougaard; Klein, Michael; Kuhl, Thomas; Laskowski, Ryszard; Machera, Kyriaki; Pelkonen, Olavi; Pieper, Silvia; Stemmer, Michael; Sundh, Ingvar; Teodorovic, Ivana; Tiktak, Aaldrik; Topping, Chris J.; Wolterink, Gerrit; Craig, Peter; de Jong, Frank; Manachini, Barbara; Sousa, Paulo; Swarowsky, Klaus; Auteri, Domenica; Arena, Maria; Rob, Smith

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Authors

Colin Ockleford

Paulien Adriaanse

Philippe Berny

Theodorus Brock

Sabine Duquesne

Sandro Grilli

Antonio F. Hernandez‐Jerez

Susanne Hougaard Bennekou

Michael Klein

Thomas Kuhl

Ryszard Laskowski

Kyriaki Machera

Olavi Pelkonen

Silvia Pieper

Michael Stemmer

Ingvar Sundh

Ivana Teodorovic

Aaldrik Tiktak

Chris J. Topping

Gerrit Wolterink

Frank de Jong

Barbara Manachini

Paulo Sousa

Klaus Swarowsky

Domenica Auteri

Maria Arena

Smith Rob



Abstract

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection products for in-soil organisms. The current risk assessment scheme is reviewed, taking into account new regulatory frameworks and scientific developments. Proposals are made for specific protection goals for in-soil organisms being key drivers for relevant ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes such as nutrient cycling, soil structure, pest control and biodiversity. Considering the time-scales and biological processes related to the dispersal of the majority of in-soil organisms compared to terrestrial non-target arthropods living above soil, the Panel proposes that in-soil environmental risk assessments are made at in- and off-field scale considering field boundary levels. A new testing strategy which takes into account the relevant exposure routes for in-soil organisms and the potential direct and indirect effects is proposed. In order to address species recovery and long-term impacts of PPPs, the use of population models is also proposed.

Citation

Ockleford, C., Adriaanse, P., Berny, P., Brock, T., Duquesne, S., Grilli, S., …Rob, S. (2017). Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for in-soil organisms. EFSA Journal, 15(2), Article e04690. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4690

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 15, 2016
Online Publication Date Feb 22, 2017
Publication Date Feb 22, 2017
Deposit Date May 22, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal EFSA Journal
Print ISSN 1831-4732
Electronic ISSN 1831-4732
Publisher Wiley Open Access
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 2
Article Number e04690
DOI https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4690

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© 2017 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and no modifications or adaptations are made.




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