Background of research
Point emissions of plant protection products and drift contribute strongly to the risk of not reaching the water quality standards (EQS) for the European Water Framework Directive (EWFD) in the Netherlands. To reduce the amount of problems effectively, taking away or reducing the emission routes is preferred over withdrawing product licenses.
Aim of research
This project aims to determine relevant emission routes in agri- and horticulture and solutions for plant protection products that threaten the water quality goals in the European Water Framework Directive (EWFD).
Expected results and products
- Insight and quantification of drift and driftreducing measures when spraying fruit orchards and nursery trees
- Development of a nozzle classification system for orchard spraying, classifying nozzles in drift reducing classes 50, 75, 90 and 95%
- Overview and quantification of drift and deposition of low dose spray techniques and principles
- More insight in the occurrence (volumes, concentrations, spread over time, etc.) of point emission routes that can occur in relation to several crops and branches within agri- and horticulture
- Solutions for problematic point-emissions agri- and horticulture |
