1st Edition
Semi-Field Methods for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Soil
Introduction
Ecological Considerations
Legislative and Regulatory Background to the Assessment of Risks from Plant Protection Products in Soil
Overview and Evaluation of Soil Semifield (Higher-Tier) Methods
Technical Recommendations
Research Needs
References
Appendix 1: Workshop Program
Appendix 2: Draft Method for Terrestrial Semifield Tests (Indoor and Outdoor Terrestrial Model Ecosystems)
Appendix 3: Workshop Sponsors
Biography
Andreas Schaffer is a Professor of Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics at RWTH Aachen University. Fred Heimbach is a Consultant Scientist at RIFCon GmbH in Leichlingen, Germany. Paul J. Van den Brink works at the research institute Alterra and the Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group of Wageningen University.
