Environmental Management Tool Kit for Obsolete Pesticides - Vol. 1

Abstract

The approach presented in Volume 1 is based on the concept of environmental risk assessment. As far as possible, the methodologies developed use data that can be collected easily in the field and used to determine the risk posed by obsolete pesticides to both public health and the environment. The tool kit aims to eliminate the subjective component in risk assessment by providing a format that – after its users have been trained – will produce the same results, irrespective of who comp letes an assessment. The methodologies are therefore designed to be reproducible and robust (able to withstand examination from environmental specialists) and to reflect the real-life situation in the field.