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Scientific measurement
Five complementary indicators for a comprehensive assessment of pesticide risk at every stage of the agricultural chain.
Acute toxicity risk for agricultural workers.
POPULATIONS CONCERNED
KEY CRITERIA
› Acute toxicity × exposure pathway
Chronic toxicity risk for agricultural workers.
POPULATIONS CONCERNED
KEY CRITERIA
› Chronic toxicity × environmental persistence
Risk to biodiversity.
ORGANISMS CONCERNED
KEY CRITERIA
› Toxicity per organism × persistence & transfer to water
Risk to consumers via crop and groundwater contamination.
TWO SUB-INDICATORS
KEY CRITERIA
› Chronic toxicity × crop & groundwater contamination
Water pollution risk for water consumers and the aquatic environment.
TWO COMPONENTS
FISH is the same sub-indicator as in BRI
KEY CRITERIA
› Aquatic toxicity × leaching & runoff
AGRITEMIS indicators are assessed at three successive scales: the active substance, the phytosanitary product at its dose, and the complete crop treatment calendar.
Our indicators are calculated from:
| Product | Dose | CRI | ARI | BRI | CORI | WARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambdastar | 0,2 l/ha | 85 | 215 | 205 | 53 | 138 |
| Produit B | 0,8 l/ha | 64 | 42 | 71 | 38 | 47 |
| Produit C | 1,5 kg/ha | 29 | 31 | 44 | 22 | 28 |
| Produit D | 0,3 l/ha | 41 | 24 | 33 | 18 | 25 |
Indicator risk scale
Increasing toxicity risk →
Scientific advancement
A new generation of more precise and more relevant indicators.
The Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ), developed in the 1990s, was a first step towards quantifying pesticide risk. However, its limitations are now well documented: no weighting by actual dose, lack of granularity by environmental compartment, and outdated toxicological data.
AGRITEMIS indicators address these shortcomings by integrating the most recent European regulatory and toxicological data, weighting each assessment by actually applied doses, and distinguishing five independent risk compartments — human health, biodiversity, water resources, soil and overall ecotoxicity.
AGRITEMIS indicators are part of a continuous improvement dynamic: we integrate new societal concerns related to pesticide risks — such as PFAS — as soon as a robust scientific basis allows these new findings to be objectively assessed.
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