Spray deposits of crop protection products on plants – the potential exposure of non-target arthropods

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 307 - 312
• Main Authors: Koch, Heribert, Weisser, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agriculture; Air Movements; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Applied ecology; Arthropods; Biological and medical sciences; Ecotoxicology; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Exposure; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Insecticides - administration & dosage; Insecticides - adverse effects; Non-target arthropods; Pesticide registration; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Risk Assessment; Non-target arthropods; Exposure; Ecotoxicology; Risk assessment; Pesticide registration; Evaluation; Insecticide; Toxicity; Spraying; Pesticides; Risk; Plant leaf; Pest; Arthropoda; Chemical control; Cultivated plant; Invertebrata; Non target organism

Spray deposits of plant protection products on cultivated plants present a potential hazard to non-target arthropods. This hazard is considered in the risk assessment procedure when such products are registered. The results of deposit measurements in the laboratory and field, including mean spray de...