Services

Field monitoring studies for pre and post-authorization of Plant Protection Products into the market in compliance with the principles of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Field leaching
Groundwater monitoring
Soil dissipation
Dislodgeable foliar residue
Surface water monitoring and fluvial ecosystem exposure assessment from local to basin scale
Runoff evaluation
Risk of contamination of surface and groundwater in paddy fields
Monitoring of PPPs concentration in air
Micrometeorological methods for air flux assessment
Operators (OPEX), bystanders and residents’ exposure assessment
Evaluation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) efficiency

Environmental fate assessment for pre-authorization of chemical substances into the market using EU recognised predictive models

FOCUS Models up to Higher Tier Risk Assessment
PECs for rice crop MEDRICE / RICEWQ: Scenarios for Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal
Modelling and development of scenarios for the evaluation of ecotoxicological risk and environmental impact, substances flow analysis

Design and implementation of risk mitigation measures for a sustainable use of plant protection products

Development and application of protocols for sustainable use of PPPs in farms
Development and application of innovative endotherapic methods for control of pests in urban and natural areas
Development and evaluation of prophylactic/mitigation systems to prevent point and diffuse contaminations
Application and evaluation of wetlands
Development of Biobeds systems