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Exposure Characterization Tools for Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Water

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Risk assessment and management of pesticides are directly related to sustainable agriculture concept because, besides playing an important role in intensified agriculture by protecting crops from pests and diseases and reducing competition from weeds, the use of pesticides can cause human health and ecological problems. Several pesticides have been shown to reduce water quality and result in adverse effects to sensitive organisms, aquatic ecosystems, and human health. Pesticides enter water systems through different pathways, and therefore, it is important to understand the environmental behavior and fate of pesticides and assess their potential exposure and associated risks to the environment. Ecological risk assessment—ERA—has been adopted in many countries for regulatory purpose and as basis for management of pesticides. Models can be used during different stages of the ERA process and include fate-exposure models, exposure-effect models, and integrated models. In this chapter, definitions of ERA are stated. Pesticide environmental behavior processes and modeling approaches are briefly discussed. Tools for ecological exposure characterization in the regulatory context of agricultural pesticides concerning surface water and groundwater bodies are presented.

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Spadotto, C.A., Mingoti, R. (2019). Exposure Characterization Tools for Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Water. In: Vaz Jr., S. (eds) Sustainable Agrochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17891-8_11

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