Risk Assessment of PECsoil in the Evaluation Procedure in Europe: Online-Training

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn how the PECsoil assessment in the EU is organised
• Learn how to perform PECsoil calculations at the initial tiers 1 and 2 using the analytical PERSAM model
• Learn how to use the results of PERSAM as input for higher tier calculations.
• Learn how to perform higher tier calculations for PECsoil using the numerical models FOCUS PELMO and FOCUS PEARL
• Learn in how far groundwater simulations changed because of the new versions of FOCUS PELMO and FOCUS PEARL

Programme:

10:00 | Welcome address and introduction

Introduction to the EFSA PECsoil guidance, software tools for the guidance on PECsoil, practical example with PERSAM and the PELMO model

• Main assumptions considered at the different tiers
• Involved computer models

Introduction into the practical examples for PECsoil and PECgroundwater

• Exercise: Working with the revised PERSAM model (only PECsoil)
• Exercise: Working with the revised FOCUS PELMO (PECsoil and PECgroundwater)
• Exercise: Working with the revised FOCUS PEARL (PECsoil and PECgroundwater)

Questions and answers related to the revised PECsoil assessment and the modelling exercise

14:30 | 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 affairs
• Monitoring & computer modelling

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Professional associations
• Consultancies