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Gil Moya Emilio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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INNOSETA – An H2020 European project to fill the gap between research and professional users in crop protection
2020Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart Montserrat, Gioelli F., Balsari Paolo, Koutsouris Alex, Codis Sebastien, Nuyttens David, Fountas SpyrosAbstract:INNOSETA - Innovative practices for Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising in European agriculture through the mobilization of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (www.innoseta.eu) is an EU project financed under H2020 (RUR-2016-2017) programme. Coordinated by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), with an international and representative consortium of 15 partners representing all the stakeholders (research and academy, farmer’s associations, sprayer’s manufactures, pesticide companies, advisors).Postprint (published version
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores locale
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores localesPostprint (published version
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Reducing spray drift by adapting the Spraying Equipment to the canopy shape in olive orchards with isolated trees
2018Co-Authors: Miranda Fuentes Antonio, Cuenca Andrés, Godoy Nieto Alberto, González Sánchez, Emilio J, Gil Moya Emilio, Llorens J., Gil Ribes, Jesús A.Abstract:The lack of specificity of the Spraying Equipment commonly used in olive orchards is a remarkable problem, for not allowing farmers to apply adjusted pesticide doses to their trees, making necessary to spray very high liquid volumes that increase the environmental pollution risk. In this context, three prototypes were specially developed to increase the application efficiency in olive orchards with isolated trees, which represent 98% of the olive harvested area in Spain
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Reducing spray drift by adapting the Spraying Equipment to the canopy shape in olive orchards with isolated trees
2018Co-Authors: Miranda Fuentes Antonio, Cuenca Andrés, Godoy Nieto Alberto, González Sánchez, Emilio J, Gil Moya Emilio, Llorens J., Gil Ribes, Jesús A.Abstract:The lack of specificity of the Spraying Equipment commonly used in olive orchards is a remarkable problem, for not allowing farmers to apply adjusted pesticide doses to their trees, making necessary to spray very high liquid volumes that increase the environmental pollution risk. In this context, three prototypes were specially developed to increase the application efficiency in olive orchards with isolated trees, which represent 98% of the olive harvested area in Spain.Postprint (published version
Ortega Rioja Paula - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores locale
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores localesPostprint (published version
Christos A. Damalas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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farmers use of personal protective Equipment during handling of plant protection products determinants of implementation
Science of The Total Environment, 2016Co-Authors: Christos A. Damalas, Gholamhossein AbdollahzadehAbstract:Understanding factors affecting the use of personal protective Equipment (PPE) during handling of plant protection products (PPPs) is of major importance for the design of tailored interventions to minimize exposure among farmers. However, data regarding this issue are highly limited. Factors related to the use of PPE during handling of PPPs were explored in a survey of cotton farmers in northern Greece. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with the farmers based on a questionnaire with structured items on the frequency of use of various personal protective devices during handling of PPPs. New evidence on patterns of PPE use and potential exposure of farmers to PPPs is provided. Most farmers (49.3%) showed potentially unsafe behaviour with respect to PPE use. Hat and boots were the most commonly used protective items during PPPs use, but most of the farmers surveyed reported low frequency of use for gloves, goggles, face mask, coveralls, and respirator. Especially the respirator was reported to be the least used PPE item amongst farmers. Farmers who perceived PPPs as harmful substances or those who had an episode of intoxication in the past reported more frequent use of several PPE items. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the variable episode of intoxication in the past exerted the strongest positive influence on PPE use, followed by the perception of PPPs being hazardous substances, upper secondary education, previous training on PPPs (i.e., Spraying Equipment, application parameters, risks to human health and environment, safety issues) and farm size under cultivation. Old age exerted a significant negative influence on PPE use, namely, elderly farmers tended not to use PPE. Strategies to maximize the protection of applicators of PPPs from hazardous exposures still require innovation to achieve increased effectiveness. Emphasis on lifelong training and education of farmers about hazards and risks of PPPs is crucial for changing wrong behaviours in handling of PPPs.
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pesticide drift seeking reliable environmental indicators of exposure assessment
2015Co-Authors: Christos A. DamalasAbstract:Pesticide drift, the physical movement of the pesticide droplets or particles through the air at the time of pesticide application or soon thereafter from the target site to any non-target site, is a constant concern in pesticide use because it inevitably occurs even in the most careful applications, and thus, can increase the possibility of detrimental effects of pesticide use on the environment. Numerous factors can affect the occurrence and the extent of pesticide drift, but the main ones are the application method and the Spraying Equipment used, the canopy type and height, the weather conditions, the physicochemical properties of the spray liquid, and the decisions made by the applicator. Several pesticide risk indicators have been developed so far to predict the potential environmental impact of agrochemicals (including pesticide drift), many of which have the advantage of requiring a small amount of inputs, being rather fast to calculate and easy to interpret, allowing comparisons both in space and time, and representing an integration of different processes in rather complex systems. However, the information to be included in such indicators varies widely among the different indicators utilized, with the selection process often reflecting to a great extent the specific background of the developers. Thus, different indicators may provide different results, depending on the compartments and effects taken into account, often resulting in difficult judgements about which results are most accurate. Assessing the contribution of each single pesticide to potential environmental problems, in addition to eco-toxicological aspects of the products, requires consideration of the method and the timing of application, without ignoring other aspects of pesticide use. Yet, a major problem in such assessments is the lack of reliable quantitative exposure information, a fact which is also related to the paucity of appropriate pesticide usage data, including the behavioural variable of the pesticide applicator. Nevertheless, it appears that indicators for assessing pesticide impact on the environment will presumably proliferate as long as more complete datasets and indicator prototypes are produced and as long as the pioneering efforts are continuously criticized and improved. It should be kept in mind, however, that the potential negative consequences of pesticide use are largely displaced both spatially and temporally, and also that the effects on humans or other organisms may show up far from the site of application or often are not manifested for many years. Taking into account all the above, environmental indicators for the assessment of exposure by pesticide drift, albeit useful instruments for a relative risk rating among pesticides, can be questioned from both a technical and a practical point of view.
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pesticide exposure safety issues and risk assessment indicators
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011Co-Authors: Christos A. Damalas, Ilias G EleftherohorinosAbstract:Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to prevent or control pests, diseases, weeds, and other plant pathogens in an effort to reduce or eliminate yield losses and maintain high product quality. Although pesticides are developed through very strict regulation processes to function with reasonable certainty and minimal impact on human health and the environment, serious concerns have been raised about health risks resulting from occupational exposure and from residues in food and drinking water. Occupational exposure to pesticides often occurs in the case of agricultural workers in open fields and greenhouses, workers in the pesticide industry, and exterminators of house pests. Exposure of the general population to pesticides occurs primarily through eating food and drinking water contaminated with pesticide residues, whereas substantial exposure can also occur in or around the home. Regarding the adverse effects on the environment (water, soil and air contamination from leaching, runoff, and spray drift, as well as the detrimental effects on wildlife, fish, plants, and other non-target organisms), many of these effects depend on the toxicity of the pesticide, the measures taken during its application, the dosage applied, the adsorption on soil colloids, the weather conditions prevailing after application, and how long the pesticide persists in the environment. Therefore, the risk assessment of the impact of pesticides either on human health or on the environment is not an easy and particularly accurate process because of differences in the periods and levels of exposure, the types of pesticides used (regarding toxicity and persistence), and the environmental characteristics of the areas where pesticides are usually applied. Also, the number of the criteria used and the method of their implementation to assess the adverse effects of pesticides on human health could affect risk assessment and would possibly affect the characterization of the already approved pesticides and the approval of the new compounds in the near future. Thus, new tools or techniques with greater reliability than those already existing are needed to predict the potential hazards of pesticides and thus contribute to reduction of the adverse effects on human health and the environment. On the other hand, the implementation of alternative cropping systems that are less dependent on pesticides, the development of new pesticides with novel modes of action and improved safety profiles, and the improvement of the already used pesticide formulations towards safer formulations (e.g., microcapsule suspensions) could reduce the adverse effects of farming and particularly the toxic effects of pesticides. In addition, the use of appropriate and well-maintained Spraying Equipment along with taking all precautions that are required in all stages of pesticide handling could minimize human exposure to pesticides and their potential adverse effects on the environment.
Gallart González-palacio Montserrat - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores locale
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores localesPostprint (published version
Ángel Martín Adriana - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores locale
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Proyecto H2020 - INNOSETA - Cómo acercar la investigación al campo a través de la formación
2019Co-Authors: Gil Moya Emilio, Gallart González-palacio Montserrat, Ángel Martín Adriana, Ortega Rioja PaulaAbstract:INNOSETA (CSA- 773864), Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising is a Thematic Network compiling knowledge ready for practice. Se trata de un Proyecto multidisciplinar puesto en marcha por un consorcio que incluye representantes de la universidad y centros de investigación, asociaciones de agricultores, empresas privadas y asesores localesPostprint (published version