POCER, a new pesticide risk indicator.
POCER, the pesticide occupational and environmental risk indicator, has been developed in order to be able to quantify the health and environmental risk from the use of pesticides in agriculture. The POCER indicator is used as a decision tool to rank and choose between alternative pesticides, to evaluate the effect of certain pesticide reduction measures and to evaluate the effectiveness of policy measures. The practical use of the indicator is explained using examples.
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Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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D000383:Agriculture; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment
D010573:Pesticide Residues; D010575:Pesticides