Evaluation of the ecological risk of pesticide residues from the European LUCAS Soil monitoring 2018 survey.
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| Title: | Evaluation of the ecological risk of pesticide residues from the European LUCAS Soil monitoring 2018 survey. |
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| Authors: | Franco, Antonio1 (AUTHOR) antonio.franco@ec.europa.eu, Vieira, Diana1 (AUTHOR), Clerbaux, Laure‐Alix1,2 (AUTHOR), Orgiazzi, Alberto1,3 (AUTHOR), Labouyrie, Maeva4,5 (AUTHOR), Köninger, Julia6 (AUTHOR), Silva, Vera7 (AUTHOR), van Dam, Ruud8 (AUTHOR), Carnesecchi, Edoardo9 (AUTHOR), Dorne, Jean Lou C. M.9 (AUTHOR), Vuaille, Jeanne10 (AUTHOR), Lobo Vicente, Joana10 (AUTHOR), Jones, Arwyn1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management. Sep2024, Vol. 20 Issue 5, p1639-1653. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Environmental toxicology, *Environmental management, *Pesticide pollution, *Environmental chemistry, *Soil surveys |
| Abstract: | The 2018 LUCAS (Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey) Soil Pesticides survey provides a European Union (EU)‐scale assessment of 118 pesticide residues in more than 3473 soil sites. This study responds to the policy need to develop risk‐based indicators for pesticides in the environment. Two mixture risk indicators are presented for soil based, respectively, on the lowest and the median of available No Observed Effect Concentration (NOECsoil,min and NOECsoil,50) from publicly available toxicity datasets. Two further indicators were developed based on the corresponding equilibrium concentration in the aqueous phase and aquatic toxicity data, which are available as species sensitivity distributions. Pesticides were quantified in 74.5% of the sites. The mixture risk indicator based on the NOECsoil,min exceeds 1 in 14% of the sites and 0.1 in 23%. The insecticides imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos and the fungicide epoxiconazole are the largest contributors to the overall risk. At each site, one or a few substances drive mixture risk. Modes of actions most likely associated with mixture effects include modulation of acetylcholine metabolism (neonicotinoids and organophosphate substances) and sterol biosynthesis inhibition (triazole fungicides). Several pesticides driving the risk have been phased out since 2018. Following LUCAS surveys will determine the effectiveness of substance‐specific risk management and the overall progress toward risk reduction targets established by EU and UN policies. Newly generated data and knowledge will stimulate needed future research on pesticides, soil health, and biodiversity protection. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;20:1639–1653. © 2024 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC). Key Points: The 2018 LUCAS Pesticide survey provides a European Union (EU)‐scale assessment of 118 pesticide residues in more than 3473 soil sites.Mixture soil risk indicators were developed for use in retrospective assessments.Results set a baseline to track progress toward meeting EU policy objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The 2018 LUCAS (Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey) Soil Pesticides survey provides a European Union (EU)‐scale assessment of 118 pesticide residues in more than 3473 soil sites. This study responds to the policy need to develop risk‐based indicators for pesticides in the environment. Two mixture risk indicators are presented for soil based, respectively, on the lowest and the median of available No Observed Effect Concentration (NOECsoil,min and NOECsoil,50) from publicly available toxicity datasets. Two further indicators were developed based on the corresponding equilibrium concentration in the aqueous phase and aquatic toxicity data, which are available as species sensitivity distributions. Pesticides were quantified in 74.5% of the sites. The mixture risk indicator based on the NOECsoil,min exceeds 1 in 14% of the sites and 0.1 in 23%. The insecticides imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos and the fungicide epoxiconazole are the largest contributors to the overall risk. At each site, one or a few substances drive mixture risk. Modes of actions most likely associated with mixture effects include modulation of acetylcholine metabolism (neonicotinoids and organophosphate substances) and sterol biosynthesis inhibition (triazole fungicides). Several pesticides driving the risk have been phased out since 2018. Following LUCAS surveys will determine the effectiveness of substance‐specific risk management and the overall progress toward risk reduction targets established by EU and UN policies. Newly generated data and knowledge will stimulate needed future research on pesticides, soil health, and biodiversity protection. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;20:1639–1653. © 2024 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC). Key Points: The 2018 LUCAS Pesticide survey provides a European Union (EU)‐scale assessment of 118 pesticide residues in more than 3473 soil sites.Mixture soil risk indicators were developed for use in retrospective assessments.Results set a baseline to track progress toward meeting EU policy objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15513777 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ieam.4917 |
