Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain
There have been no previous risk assessment studies on citrus pesticides in Spain. The aim of this work was to estimate the risks caused by worst-case drift scenarios of the principal pesticides used on the crop, assessing possible damage to the environment and human health. A field survey was carri...
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| author | Cunha, Joao Paulo Chueca, Patricia Garcerá, Cruz Moltó, Enrique |
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| description | There have been no previous risk assessment studies on citrus pesticides in Spain. The aim of this work was to estimate the risks caused by worst-case drift scenarios of the principal pesticides used on the crop, assessing possible damage to the environment and human health. A field survey was carried out, characterizing the specific conditions of plant protection product applications to citrus crops in Spain. Six targets were identified as being the most affected by droplet spray drift in Spain, and more broadly in most Mediterranean conditions: aquatic organisms, earthworms, bees, adult bystanders, child bystanders and residents. Three drift estimation models were used to assess the amount of drift at specific distances downwind of a field in order to calculate Risk Indicators. These showed safe conditions for earthworms and residents, but also indicated that some pesticides may pose a risk to aquatic organisms, even with a 20 m buffer zone, and also to bees, and adult and child bystanders. In general, results generated similar consequences of hazard risk independent of the drift prediction model used, indicating that toxicological data are more relevant for predicting risks. |
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| spelling | ReDivia50752025-04-25T14:45:18Z Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain Cunha, Joao Paulo Chueca, Patricia Garcerá, Cruz Moltó, Enrique Buffer zone Environmental risk Bystander exposure Drift models There have been no previous risk assessment studies on citrus pesticides in Spain. The aim of this work was to estimate the risks caused by worst-case drift scenarios of the principal pesticides used on the crop, assessing possible damage to the environment and human health. A field survey was carried out, characterizing the specific conditions of plant protection product applications to citrus crops in Spain. Six targets were identified as being the most affected by droplet spray drift in Spain, and more broadly in most Mediterranean conditions: aquatic organisms, earthworms, bees, adult bystanders, child bystanders and residents. Three drift estimation models were used to assess the amount of drift at specific distances downwind of a field in order to calculate Risk Indicators. These showed safe conditions for earthworms and residents, but also indicated that some pesticides may pose a risk to aquatic organisms, even with a 20 m buffer zone, and also to bees, and adult and child bystanders. In general, results generated similar consequences of hazard risk independent of the drift prediction model used, indicating that toxicological data are more relevant for predicting risks. 2017-06-01T10:11:40Z 2017-06-01T10:11:40Z 2012 DEC 2012 article acceptedVersion Cunha, Joao Paulo, Chueca, P., Garcerá, C., Moltó, E. (2012). Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain. Crop Protection, 42, 116-123. 0261-2194 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5075 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.06.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026121941200169X?via%3Dihub en openAccess Impreso |
| spellingShingle | Buffer zone Environmental risk Bystander exposure Drift models Cunha, Joao Paulo Chueca, Patricia Garcerá, Cruz Moltó, Enrique Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title | Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title_full | Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title_short | Risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air-blast sprayers in Spain |
| title_sort | risk assessment of pesticide spray drift from citrus applications with air blast sprayers in spain |
| topic | Buffer zone Environmental risk Bystander exposure Drift models |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5075 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026121941200169X?via%3Dihub |
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