Environmental Project No. 1178 2007 – Evaluation of Pesticide Scenarios for the Registration Procedure

Evaluation of Pesticide Scenarios for the Registration Procedure

Preface

This study presents an evaluation of the two original model scenarios (Langvad and Karup) and the more recent EU-scenario (Hamburg) used by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in their pesticide approval system. Based on the results two alternative scenarios are proposed representing respectively a sand and a clay soil in Denmark.

The study has been funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. A steering group has been supervising the progress of project. The members of this group have been:

Jørn Kirkegaard, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Danish EPA), Project owner.

Heidi C. Barlebo, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Project leader.

Steen Marcher, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Danish EPA).

Carsten Petersen, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Department of Agricultural Sciences.

Hans Jørgen Albrechtsen, Techinical University of Denmark (DTU), Institute of Environment and Resources.

Nick Jarvis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sceinces (SLU) Department of Soil Sciences, Division of Environmental Physics.

Ole Jensen, Syngenta Crop Protection A/S.

Heidi C. Barlebo

Copenhagen, April 2007