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Klopper et al. (2020) How to reduce computation effort for GUTS modelling while retaining output reliability for risk assessment use?
The practicability of approaches can influence their usability in environmental risk assessment (ERA). The anticipated 20- year data in aquatic RA would considerably amplify computational effort and therefore pose a challenge for General Unified Threshold Model of Survival (GUTS) applications in ERA.
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Lückmann et al. (2020) Precision pesticide application as a tool to reduced exposure of crop visiting pollinators?
Recent publications on severe declines of insects moved the topic of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes into the focus of public attention. Consequently, European policy is under increasing public pressure to minimize the amount of synthetic pesticides applied and to reform the criteria for their authorization and use.
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Grimm et al. (2019) Bats, birds & shrews in environmental risk assessment
Bats are not specifically considered in pesticide risk assessments. The implicit assumption is that bats are covered by the current avian or mammalian risk assessment scheme according to EFSA (2009) which focusses on birds and mammals, such as rodents, shrews and lagomorphs.
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Sotti et al. (2019) Monitoring long term effects of a crop protection product on birds: a case study in citrus orchards in Italy
A common higher tier refinement option for wildlife is conducting field effect studies for the weight of evidence approach according to EFSA (2009).
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Montinaro, Grimm, Ludwigs (2019) Telemetry study on the common toad (Bufo bufo) during postbreeding migration through cereal fields in Germany
The recent Scientific Opinion on the state of the science on pesticide risk assessment for amphibians and reptiles (EFSA 2018) points out the need to collect more data on the ecology of amphibians to reduce uncertainties when assessing the potential risks associated with exposure to pesticides.
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Lückmann et al. (2019) Chronic oral exposure of adult honey bees to PPPs: sensitivity and impact analysis of EFSA Bee GD
In 2013 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a guidance document (GD) on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees, which intended to provide guidance for notifiers and authorities in the context of the review of plant protection products (PPPs) and their active substances under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 (EC 2009).
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Amossé, Henkes (2019) Assessing the effects of plant protection products on enchytraeids under field conditions: test of carbendazim as a toxic reference
According to the Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for in-soil organisms (EFSA PPR Panel, 2017), Specific Protection Goal options have been identified for different groups of soil organisms.
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Ibrahim et al. (2019) A common issue Wildlife risk assessment supported by population modelling: a case study on potential herbicide effects on common vole populations
Environmental risk assessments ( for pesticides usually require higher tier data for the small herbivorous mammal scenario represented by the vole. Population modelling for a relevant vole species is one way to provide such data. This exemplarily case study conveys all relevant steps conducted in a population modelling application for higher tier ERA within a submission process.
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Faupel et al. (2019) Functional endpoints as perspective for the definition of protection goals in regulatory ecotoxicology
The development of guidance documents by EFSA for regulatory ecotoxicology under regulation ( 1107 2009 is lacking by the definition of specific protection goals
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Jakoby et al. (2019) Designing and conducting mesofauna field studies What should study design consider in terms of sample storage, extraction and detectable differences?
Mesofauna field studies can be conducted as higher tier refinement option. Such studies investigate effects on species composition and abundance at community/population level under realistic exposure conditions
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Ludwigs et al. (2019) Calculating realistic long term PT values for wildlife risk assessment insights from telemetry field studies
The current EFSA guidance document (GD) on risk assessment for birds and mammals (2009) assumes, if no specific data are available, that animals feed exclusively on pesticide treated fields.
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Hahne et al. (2019) New proposed Residues on Fruits (RUD’s) for frugivorescenarios in EFSA Bird and Mammal Risk Assessment
The Guidance Document on Risk Assessment for Birds and Mammals (EFSA 2009) provides default ‘Residue per unit dose’ or RUD values for food items to be used in wild life risk assessments. Most of these RUD values are based on large numbers of registration relevant residue studies conducted by industry members and provided to EFSA.
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