title: Development of REACH Generic Exposure Scenarios for Substances Used as Coformulants in Plant Protection Products.
abstract: This article reviews the interactions between the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) regulation and the plant protection product regulation for substances used as coformulants in the European Union, and describes generic exposure scenarios developed for their exposure and risk assessment. The REACH exposure scenarios describe the operational conditions and risk management measures used in the risk assessment of a coformulant, and as such these translate as the boundaries of safe use. The generic exposure scenarios are designed to be simple, and closely integrate with REACH use descriptors and customized exposure models. Clustering of application methods and exposure determinants resulted in four generic exposure scenarios, each covering professional workers or consumers, and application of products in liquid, granular form, or applied on seeds. When used in conjunction with appropriate exposure models, the generic exposure scenarios support efficient first-tier risk assessment of coformulants by utilizing a higher level of abstraction and conservatism than typically used in plant protection product assessments.
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dobe
authors.affiliation: DuPont de Nemours, Mechelen, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonifay
authors.affiliation: Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fliege
authors.affiliation: BASF SE, Limburgerhof, Germany.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krass
authors.affiliation: Extera, Langenfeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mostert
authors.affiliation: Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vosswinkel
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wormuth
mesh_terms: D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005062:European Union; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals; D015386:Hazardous Substances
keywords: Exposure scenarios; REACH; pesticides