Data requirements: pesticide assessment and evaluation

Physical and chemical properties

• Physical and chemical properties

Methods of analysis

• Pesticides methods of analysis
• Technical active substance and plant protection products
• Guidance document on pesticide analytical methods for risk assessment and post-approval control and monitoring purposes
• Technical guideline on the evaluation of extraction efficiency of residue analytical methods

Toxicology

• Pesticide toxicology guidance
• Pesticides: vertebrate testing (toxicology)

Active substances

• Toxicology – active substances

Plant protection products

• Toxicology - plant protection products

Classification and labelling

• Toxicology - classification and labelling

Residues

• Residues
• Residues assessments for triazole derivative metabolites
• Technical guidance for the extrapolation of residue trials for plants and residues data for products of animal origin to support the authorisation of PPP and setting of MRLs in Great Britain

Consumer Exposure

• Consumer Exposure

Toxicological reference value

• GB Toxicological Reference Value Database

Non-dietary human exposure

Overview

• Non-dietary human exposure

Operator exposure

• Operator exposure
• Pesticide containers: guidance on operator exposure

Worker exposure

• Worker exposure

Bystander and resident exposure

• Bystander and resident exposure

Environmental fate and behaviour

Overview

• Environmental fate and behaviour: Information for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Environmental fate and behaviour in pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland – an applicant's guide
• Environmental fate research reports relevant to pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Calculator tools

• Environmental fate models: Excel calculator tools

Soil assessment

• Soil assessment for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Surface water and sediment assessments

• Surface water and sediment assessments for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Spray drift surface water exposure assessments for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• First tier drainflow calculation for pesticides registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Webfram higher tier drainflow model for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• MACRO higher tier drainflow modelling for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Development of the higher tier MACRO 5 drainflow tool

Groundwater assessment

• Groundwater assessment for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Aged sorption in groundwater assessment for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Air assessment

• Air assessment for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Risk envelope suitability

• Risk envelope suitability for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

HardSPEC: surface and ground water exposure model

• HardSPEC: Surface and Ground Water Exposure Model for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Combined risk assessments

• Combined risk assessments for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Protected uses

• Protected uses: Environmental fate guidance for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Disposal or transplanting of growing media

• Disposal or transplanting of growing media: environmental fate considerations for pesticide registrations in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Crop interception standard approach and refinements

• Crop interception standard approach and refinements: pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Home garden products

• Home garden products: Environmental fate considerations for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Risk assessment of pesticides for amateur/home garden use

Ornamental crops

• Ornamental crops: Environmental fate considerations for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Micro-organisms and biopesticides

• Micro-organisms, biopesticides: environmental fate and behaviour considerations for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Post-harvest treatments

• Post-harvest treatments: Environmental fate considerations for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Stereoisomers

• Stereoisomers: environmental fate and behaviour of plant protection products

Microbial Biocontrol Agents

• Environmental Safety Evaluation of Microbial Biocontrol Agents

Ecotoxicology

Overview

• Ecotoxicology: Overview
• Ecotoxicology research reports
• Ecotoxicology: don't forget (checklist)
• Use of crop qualifier 'Permanent protection with full enclosure'

Birds and mammals

• Birds and mammals
• Formulation studies and combined risk assessment in ecotoxicology

Aquatic

• Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Bees and non target arthropods

• Bees and non target arthropods
• Honey Bee Toxicity Statement
• ESCORT 2 - view of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides Environmental Panel

Soil organisms

• Soil organisms

Other ecotoxicology areas

• Other Ecotoxicology areas (non target plants and sewage treatment)

Efficacy

• How to complete the efficacy section of a pesticide application
• Efficacy guidelines
• Reduced efficacy requirements for low-risk plant protection products
• Further guidance for UK officially recognised efficacy testing facilities
• List of 'officially recognised' organisations