Case Study 6 - PPP into nature areas

Institutions: RIVM

CS Coordinators: Joost Lahr

  • Objectives / Hypothesis

Assess the atmospheric deposition, contamination, and toxic pressure of chemicals transported into nature conservation areas.

  • Short description of the case study (species studied, chemicals involved, exposure routes)

The CS 6 assesses the impact of chemical transport on different nature conservation areas in the Netherlands, focusing on atmospheric deposition, contamination levels, and associated risks to soil invertebrates.

Case Study Goal

  • Exposure assessment: 

    • Chemical analysis of samples of soil, plants, flying insects and soil organisms from the selected nature conservation areas

    • Deployment of devices to measure wet and dry atmospheric deposition

Combined with existing toxicological data to assess cumulative risks (SSD, multi-substances potentially affected species fraction)

  • Involved stakeholders

  1. Conservation area managers

  2. Concerned citizens

  3. Authorization Board for Plant Protection Products (Ctgb)

  4. Dutch Ministries with competence in agriculture, nature and water management

  5. Local and regional authorities

  6. Farmers and agricultural organisations

  7. Nature conservation NGOs

  8. Pesticide industry

  • Locations

Description:

  • Nature conservation areas across the Netherlands

  • Sampling stations at different downwind distances from agricultural sites