Environmental Fate and Behaviour Evaluation of PPP in Europe: Online-Training

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn about environmental fate processes
• Learn about environmental fate and behaviour data requirements and OECD studies to support data generation
• Learn about field studies and how the higher tier can support revised endpoint selection
• Learn about how the OECD studies build definition of residues
• Gain an overview on kinetic analysis and how this applies to assessment of PVT and POP classifications
• Learn about exposure modelling including PECsoil, groundwater tiered assessment and surface water

Programme:

Morning Session | 10:00 – 12:15

10:00 Welcome address and introduction

Introduction to environmental fate processes and how these are assessed under 1107/2009

• Data requirements
• OECD studies to support data generation
• Definition of residue
• Refinement through field studies

Afternoon Session | 13:15 – 15:30

Assessment of OECD studies to define endpoints for use in risk assessment

• Kinetic analysis (overview)
• Endpoint selection

How to assess the exposure of an active substance (exposure assessment)

• PECsoil
• Groundwater tiered assessment
• Surface water

Questions and answers

15:30 End of the online training

Who should attend this training?

Professionals working in the fields of:

• Environmental behaviour
• Ecotoxicology
• Exposure assessment
• Risk assessment
• Registration
• Regulatory & government affairs
• Monitoring & computer modelling

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Professional associations
• Consultancies