SPRINT: Assessing the impacts of pesticide use
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#EU #h2020 project assessing the impacts of agricultural #pesticides on env & human health to accelerate the transition towards sustainable plant protection.
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⭐ Discover SPRINT’s results in this 3-minute video. >> Watch now: The biggest project of its kind, SPRINT assessed human & environmental exposure to pesticide residues across Europe. We further outline pathways towards more sustainable farming systems.
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Read the study by Fabian Stache, Franziska Ditterich, Zuzana Hochmanová, Jakub Hofman, Christian Poll and Ellen Kandeler:. (open access). #RiskAssessment #Ecotoxicology.
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Ecotoxicology - Pesticides can have adverse effects on soil microorganisms, but they are underrepresented in the currently required OECD 216 test for environmental risk assessment of plant...
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. boscalid (one of the most widely used fungicides in Europe) harms soil ecosystems. OECD 216 would suggest that it has no long-term adverse effects, however. Would longer tests and genetic parameters support stronger pesticide regulations?.
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Our test lasted 56 days. That’s twice as long as the minimum duration for OECD 216 - the standard test that regulators use in Europe to assess pesticides’ risks to soil microorganisms. Our results suggest that. .
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NEW research! Are risk assessments of #pesticides too short?. (1/4). In a new study, published in Ecotoxicology, we got some interesting results when we used functional gene analysis as potential new bioindicator in a test to risk assess pesticides.
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📺 Want to watch our conference, Shaping the Future of Sustainable Plant Protection?. The recording is now online! . ▶️ Watch it via our website, where you can also download conference slides: A huge thank you to everyone who participated!
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✍️Survey! What do you think pesticide researchers should focus on? . If your work is pesticide-related—whether policy, regulation, science, industry, NGOs or agriculture—please complete our short survey and help shape our research agenda:. >> Thank you!
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🇬🇧UK followers - are any of you at #Groundswell25 today?. SPRINT's Charlotte Chivers and Jane Mills are sharing our research results on the @CCRI_UK stand, MS 7. Come say hello!
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📰 We made front-page news last week!. "Citizens around farms in contact with more than 100 pesticides", read the headline in de Volkskrant, a national newspaper in the Netherlands. ➡️Read the article online: #pesticides #humanbiomonitoring #publichealth.
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Veel Europeanen hebben een cocktail aan bestrijdingsmiddelen in hun lichaam. Dat bevestigt onderzoek onder ruim zeshonderd inwoners in tien Europese landen, waaronder Nederland. De blootstelling is...
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Don’t speak Dutch? Follow these steps for subtitles in your language:.- Click the settings icon on the video.- Choose Dutch subtitles.- Go back to settings.- Choose ‘auto-translate’.- Select your language.
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🧪Scientists and regulators are measuring #pesticides wrong. 📷. That’s according to a new documentary from Dutch broadcaster NTR Wetenschap about SPRINT that's really got people talking. Watch it now on YouTube:
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SPRINT Final Conference – "Shaping the Future of Sustainable Plant Protection" is happening TOMORROW!. Last-minute sign-ups are very welcome!. 👉 Register today: Let’s shape a more sustainable future for plant protection together.
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⭐ New! Practical guidance supports risk assessment of pesticide mixtures to the environment. Read our new research paper to discover our practical score-based approach for prioritising #pesticides for mixture risks to terrestrial ecosystems:.
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Register today: #sprintproject #horizoneurope #pesticides #sustainablefarming #farming #horizon2020.
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🚨 Only 7 Days to Go!. The countdown is on for the SPRINT Final Conference. 🗓️ Join us on 25 June in Brussels for a day of positive discussion, practical tools, and actionable insights into reducing pesticide dependence across agriculture.
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Webinar | Harmonizing action on pesticide residues in soils through tools, data and capacity building.26 June, 12:00- 14:00 CEST. SPRINT members Violette Geissen and Vera Felix da Graca Silva will be speaking at this free event!. Sign up >>
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Searching for science-based facts on pesticide risks and sustainable alternatives? 🌿. You still have time to sign up for the SPRINT Final Conference. Register today to secure your place — spaces are limited:
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🎉 Our conference programme is live!. · Shaping the Future of Sustainable Plant Protection.· 25th June.· Brussels/online. Take a look at our packed agenda below 👇. 👉 For more info and to book your place >> See you there!
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Curious to learn more? Explore the SPRINT’s eye-opening research on the hidden risks of pesticide residues, which Paul contributed to:
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Likely sources of pesticide residues in the indoor house dust of farming households. This article provides key messages about the presence of indoor dust in farming households, and what you can do...
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Exciting news!. Our scientific coordinator, Paul Scheepers, was recently featured in an episode of the well-known Dutch TV show ‘Radar’, which explored the extent of pesticide residues in cut flowers. Catch his full feature in the show:
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