Environmental fate in air, soil and water
Sorption/desorption, aged and bound residues, spray drift, volatilization, leaching
Biotic processes and environmental fate
Transformation, bioavailability, microbial ecology, microbial communities, metabolism
Monitoring of pesticides and their metabolites
Study design, monitoring results, residues in plant & environmental compartments
Ecotoxicology into fate in real world
Ecotox procedures, modelling & higher tier assessments
Pesticide risk assessment
Procedures for risk assessment, uncertainty, environmental indicators.
Sustainable use, IPM and stakeholders’ response
EU and stakeholders’ position on pesticide use, sustainable uses, IPM vs conventional
Risk mitigation measures
Measures related to prevention and mitigation of point and nonpoint contamination
Regulation and controversial policies
Regulatory issues, policies, minor crops, regional authorization
