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Reduction of located water pollution by agricultural phytosanitary products. First lessons from a survey of European professionals
Received : 1 September 2008;
Published : 1 September 2008
Abstract
This paper deals with the results of the Life-Environment TOPPS project for the point-source pollution control with Plant Protection Products (PPP). At the European scale (600 questionnaires diffused and analysed) it describes the awareness of the stakeholders involved in the agricultural practices and discuss the practical solutions to avoid point-source pollution. A majority of theses stakeholders perceive it as the most significant pattern of water contamination by the PPP. Reducing these pollutions is based on a better knowledge of the possible solutions and practices to improve the situation. This includes training, demonstration and all other means to diffuse information. In addition, incentives or enforced regulations are mentioned. During PPP manipulation, three technical processes are identified as very efficient to minimise the impacts on the environment: after spraying (tank rinsing and sprayer external cleaning), before spraying (spray liquid preparation, sprayer filling) and the waste management (empty containers). Thus, the equipments to avoid spilling, reducing residual volume, rinsing, and more widely the sprayer inspection are to promote including cost overruns, the technical reliability and the acceptably accurate solution to this problem by the farmers. In terms of infrastructure, the development of filling and cleaning areas and the implementation of a recovery system of empty pesticide containers are the priorities.
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