Risk factors associated with pesticides on the decline
Risk factors associated with pesticides on the decline The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures reflect developments across the EU-28, including the United Kingdom. Significantly, they confirm that Harmonised Risk Indicator 1 (HRI 1), which encompasses the use and risk of pesticides, shows a decrease of 17% since the baseline period in 2011 to 2013, but no change compared to 2017. During the same reference period, pesticide use declined in a majority of EU member states, the steepest declines bei...
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