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Fraction of aquatic species potentially affected by pesticides

Figure Created 23 Dec 2020 Published 23 Dec 2020 Last modified 15 Jan 2021

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Topics: Agriculture Land use

The map shows the multi-substance potentially affected fraction (msPAF) of aquatic species, which is used as a modelled proxy for pesticide pressure intensity. The msPAF relates to the peak pesticide concentrations in the water, reached 1% of the time within a year.

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Methodology:

The msPAF has been derived from modelling the cumulative impact of individual substances, aggregated according to their specific modes of action. For the purposes of these analyses it has been aggregated on ECRINS FEC.

To quantify the effects of pesticides on the freshwater ecosystems, the chronic multi-substance Potentially Affected Fraction (msPAF) of aquatic species can be used as a proxy for pesticides pressure intensity. The msPAF specifies the potential share of the biological community affected by pesticide toxicity. The layer shows 99th percentile of msPAF is visualized in five classes:
<=0.05,
0.05-0.20,
0.20-0.45,
0.45-0.80,
>0.80"

Units:

Share of species affected

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EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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