2008 • In Huyghebaert, Bruno; Lorencowicz, Edmund; Uziak, Jacek (Eds.) Farm machinery and process management in sustainable agriculture, III International Scientific Symposium, Gembloux, Belgium, 12-13 November 2008, Tome 2
[en] Diffuse pollution of water resources due to pesticides uses is a major environmental issue in the European Union, regulated by specific legislations: the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) and the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. Solving this environmental problem requires methods and tools for spatial risk analysis, notably at a local scale (agricultural parcel level). This paper presents the first developments of a decision support system aiming to assess surface and ground waters pollution risks due to pesticides uses, based on a Geographic Information System (GIS). Different factors affecting pesticide environmental propagation are taken into account, as for example land use, pesticides properties and application modalities, environment characteristics (soil properties, topography, climate, …) as well as surface and ground waters characteristics. A pesticide emission model is used to assess pesticide leaching or runoff to water resources. The reference scale for risks assessment is the agricultural parcel. The quality of the results obtained will be assessed by comparison with existing water monitoring data and related studies.
Research Center/Unit :
Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques (CRA-W)
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Bah, Boubacar Billo ; Centre wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W) > Agriculture et Milieu naturel > Unité Fertilité des sols et protection des eaux
Noël, Stéphanie
Buffet, Dominique
Henriet, François
Pigeon, Olivier
Huyghebaert, Bruno
Language :
English
Title :
PESTEAUX: A project for building GIS-based tool for the assessment of water pollution risks at local scale due to pesticides.
Publication date :
November 2008
Event name :
III International Scientific Symposium "Farm machinery and process management in sustainable agriculture
Event organizer :
Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques (CRA-W)
Event date :
12-13 novembre 2008
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Farm machinery and process management in sustainable agriculture, III International Scientific Symposium, Gembloux, Belgium, 12-13 November 2008, Tome 2
Editor :
Huyghebaert, Bruno
Lorencowicz, Edmund
Uziak, Jacek
Publisher :
Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
ISBN/EAN :
978-2-87286-061-6
Pages :
194-199
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
PESTEAUX: Mise au point d’un Système d’Information Géographique (SIG), à l’échelle de la parcelle, évaluant le risque de pollution des eaux par l’usage des pesticides