LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides
2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
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2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
Pesticides can cause damage to the environment. A project coordinated by the German Environment Agency for the European Environment Agency provides the first overview of pesticides in rivers. lakes and groundwater reported by EU Member States. The report confirms that additional measures are necessary to ensure compliance with environmental quality standards in waters.
Chemicals enter the environment every day, but there is hardly a substance group that is used with more purpose and in such large amounts than plant protection products.