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Pesticides in water - is the current ideology practical and sustainable?

£260.00

(excluding 20% VAT)

Date & Venue

1st December, The Lakeside Conference Centre, FERA, Nr York

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Introduction

This one day event will attempt to highlight the problems with the current ideology related to pesticides in water. Individual pesticides have unique properties, and many variable factors determine the specific risk in terms of water pollution and these include the half-life; mobility in soil and solubility in water: Many pesticides are fairly soluble in water so that they can be applied with water and be absorbed by the target. The higher the solubility of the pesticide, the higher the risk of leaching. Residual herbicides are generally of lower solubility to aid soil binding but their persistency in the soil can cause other problems.

The following issues will also be considered: -

Should the 0.1 ug/litre blanket (one size fits all) EU limit be challenged and replaced with a USEPA risk based approach with individual values for each approved pesticide? For products based upon metaldehyde and glyposate this could make orders of magnitude differences in permitted concentrations
The issues of cost and carbon footprint of pesticide removal strategies from water
Food security versus use of pesticides in relation to population predicted increase
Screening of pesticides as used in routine food analysis versus targeted analysis for targeted routine water analysis?
Technical innovations and future pesticide use and dealing with the challenge

Who should attend?

Water companies operational and laboratory staff
Pesticide manufacturers
Agricultural community
Environmental consultants
Regulators

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

A range of opportunities are available, starting from as little as £200 (+VAT) if you would like to discuss the options please get in touch with Sarah e. sarahhickinson@aquaenviro.co.uk

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