Identification and classification of pesticides for health and environment : Sph'Air, a decision support system for air monitoring

Nathalie L'Hermite (1) , Aurélien Gouzy (1) , Anne-Christine Le Gall (1) , Carole Bedos (2) , Bernard Bonicelli (3)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
2 EGC - Environnement et Grandes Cultures
3 Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts

Sph'air is a decision support system aiming to classify pesticides according to the level of concern caused by their presence in the atmosphere. The classification is carried out via a multicriteria analysis method. The criteria used are quantities of pesticides sold in France, their air persistence, atmospheric sources and toxicity. The classification results were compared to pesticides monitored in air. Sph'air correctly identified the most often detected substances in the atmosphere. The French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS) has developed this decision support system with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Public Research Institute studying land and water management (CEMAGREF). Financed by the French "Région Picardie" and French Environment and Agriculture Ministries, this project is supervised by a steering committee composed of policy makers, scientists, industrialists and associations.

Keywords: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PESTICIDE; AIR MONITORING

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Nathalie L'Hermite, Aurélien Gouzy, Anne-Christine Le Gall, Carole Bedos, Bernard Bonicelli. Identification and classification of pesticides for health and environment : Sph'Air, a decision support system for air monitoring. 5. European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in The Environment. 11. Symposium on Chemistry and Fate of Modern Pesticides (Pesticides 2008), Oct 2008, Marseille, France. pp.638-641. ⟨ineris-00970416⟩