1. Indicators for sustainable plant protection in Belgium
Programme de Réduction des Pesticides et des Biocides
Programma voor de Reductie van Pesticiden en Biociden
Program for Reduction of Pesticides and Biocides

2. Indicators for sustainable plant protection in Belgium
Characterization of the Issue by a DPSIR approach
Selection of Indicators
Importance of the Regulation on Pesticide Statistics
A DPSIR B Indicators C Regulation

3. A. Pesticides in Belgium
Driving forces D
Pressure P S
State
Impact I R
Response
Impact
Human health damages
Professional diseases
Environmental disorders
Driving forces
Agricultural production
Food consumption
Safety, recreation
Pressure
Plant Protection Product (PPP) use
State
Residues in food/feed
Residues in people
Residues in environment
Response
IPM Implementation
Biodiversity support
Enforcement of legislation
Registration of PPP
Support to alternatives
Waste management
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4. B. Selection of indicatorsP S I R
B. Selection of indicators
Indicators are to be selected for each DPSIR component on the following criteria :
Representative
Meaningful
Measurable
All indicators should provide a dash board which must be:
Efficient for the national action plan
Understandable for public and politics
Minimum cost/quality
ratio
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5. D P S I R
The indicators of the driving forces are derived from general production and consumption patterns
Driving forces
Indicators
Units
Agricultural production
Quantity of production
Potato
t/year
Cereals “
Sugar beet
Food consumption
Quantity of consumption
Sugar
Safety, recreation
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6. Indicators for pressure are based on sale and uses statistics
Units
PPP use by :
Quantities[1]
Total
t as/year
professionals
Insecticides “
non-professionals
Herbicides
Fungicides
Specific[2]
Frequency[3]
ha-dose/year
Glasshouses
ha-dose/ha
Potato
Specific
[2] Group of a.s. for a specific issue (e.g. systemic insecticides, persistent substances)
[1] In a first time, indicators will be calculated from sale data. Later, when available, indicators will be based on use data.
[3] The added value of such an indicator at the national level is still in discussion.
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7. State indicators are generally issued from monitoringP S I R
State indicators are generally issued from monitoring
State
Indicators
Units
Residues in food/feed
Quantity for a standard diet
Controlled a.s.
mg/day
Residues in people
Quantity in umbilical cord blood
ng/g plasma lipid
Residues in the environment
Contamination of rivers
Contamination levels
still to define
Contamination of catchments “
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8. Indicators for Impact are mainly risk indicators
DPSIR components
Indicators
Units
Health damages
Food consumers P R I B E L
One exp/tox model by component.
PRIBEL is intended to be continuously updated to the best available models (Footprint, Synops, etc.)
times of threshold value for tox
Professional diseases
Applicators
Environmental
Birds
disorders
Bees
Water organisms
Ground water
Earthworms
Poisoning incidents
Damage levels
times/year
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9. Response indicators give an overview of the success of the measures
[1] General Guidelines; Specific Guidelines
Response
Indicators
Units
IPM implementation
Compliance to IPM Guidelines
GG[1] compliance
% of UAA[2]
SG[1] compliance “
Biodiversity support
Ecological
Infrastructure (EI)
∑ EI area
Enforcement of legislation
Pesticides applications
Amount of infractions
% of controls
Application machinery
Pesticide storage
[2] Utilizable Agricultural Area
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10. D P S I R
Response indicators give an overview of the success of the measures (continued)
Response
Indicators
Units
Registration of PPP
Solving of critical gaps in PPP availability
Critical gaps in registration
% solved
Support to alternatives
Biopesticides support
Number of biopesticides
Number of registered PPP
Research support
Financial support
k €/ha UAA
Organic Farming support
Area in OF
% of UAA
Waste management
Recovery of PPP packages
Recovery efficiency
% of sold packaging
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11. D P S I R
C. The contribution of the pesticide statistics Regulation in the dash board is potentially high
Components
Descriptors
Indicators
Units
Pressure
PPP use
Quantities
Five groups
t as/year
(two groups)
Frequency
Four groups
ha-dose/year
Impact
Prof. diseases
Applicators
Seven risk indicators
Time of tox
Envi. disorders
Birds, bees, etc.
Response
Waste management
Recovery of PPP packages
Recovery efficiency
% of sold packaging
26 indicators on 46 are dependent of pesticide stats
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12. Conclusion & Remark
DPSIR method for the pesticide situation for Belgium.
Dash board of about 50 indicators (not only risk indicators).
The pesticide Regulation on statistic use and sale is of the utmost importance for the risk management.
Biocides : comparable issue ! => the same stats than for PPP are required !

13. More information
Dr Ir V. Van Bol Coordinator of the Programme for Reduction of Pesticides and Biocides FPS Health, Food chain safety and Environment Place Victor Horta 40 box 10 B BRUSSELS tel. 32 (0) fax 32 (0)