In the search for effective pesticide risk management tools, the design of pesticide risk indicators is nowadays receiving increasing attention as a complement to more established regulatory strategies. In the present paper, we apply some recently developed pesticide risk indices and test their potential for management purposes. A pilot approach is proposed, which explores pesticide worst-case hazard scenarios at different space-time scales by means of a set of five ecotoxicological risk indices. The results are then interpreted from the perspective of a decision support method using the so-called critical threshold value approach. Our risk analysis is then enriched within a multi-criteria framework which integrates environmental, agronomic and economic objectives.

Travisi, C., Nijcamp, P., Vighi, M., Giacomelli, P. (2006). Managing pesticide risks for non-target ecosystems with pesticide risk indicators: a multicriteria approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 6(1/2), 141-162 [10.2139/ssrn.558625].

Managing pesticide risks for non-target ecosystems with pesticide risk indicators: a multicriteria approach

VIGHI, MARCO;
2006

Abstract

In the search for effective pesticide risk management tools, the design of pesticide risk indicators is nowadays receiving increasing attention as a complement to more established regulatory strategies. In the present paper, we apply some recently developed pesticide risk indices and test their potential for management purposes. A pilot approach is proposed, which explores pesticide worst-case hazard scenarios at different space-time scales by means of a set of five ecotoxicological risk indices. The results are then interpreted from the perspective of a decision support method using the so-called critical threshold value approach. Our risk analysis is then enriched within a multi-criteria framework which integrates environmental, agronomic and economic objectives.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
pesticides; hazard and risk assessment; risk indices; decision support tools; multi-criteria analysis.
English
2006
6
1/2
141
162
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Travisi, C., Nijcamp, P., Vighi, M., Giacomelli, P. (2006). Managing pesticide risks for non-target ecosystems with pesticide risk indicators: a multicriteria approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 6(1/2), 141-162 [10.2139/ssrn.558625].
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