1 Environmental assessment of agricultural products by Life Cycle approach with a special focus on Methodologies for Toxicity Assessment of Pesticides PhD Student: Ronnie Juraske Universitat Rovira i Virgili Supervisor: Francesc Castells Grupo de Análisis y Gestión Ambiental

2  Objectives Outline 1 - LCIA Methods 2 - Greenhouses 3 - Case study  Life Cycle Assessment  Pesticides  Work Plan  Summary {

3 Life Cycle Assessment  Tool to evaluate the environmental performance of products  Focuses on the entire life cycle of a product  Indicates results for different impact categories and compartments

4 Life Cycle Assessment

5 Pesticides  Any substance or mixture for preventing or destroying any pest.  Can cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment  Major groups: insecticides, herbicides and fungicides

6  To develop a method of assessing impacts on human health and ecosystems considering the most used pesticides Objectives  To make the general method operable for any kind of crops (cultures) grown in Mediterranean greenhouses

7 Objectives  Analytical methods to evaluate pesticide concentration in food.  Compare experimental data from field experiments to data generated through multimedia simulations

8 1- Comparison of LCIA Methods Work Plan  4 methods chosen  Assess advantages and drawbacks  Adjust to problem

9 2- Greenhouses Work Plan

10 3- Case Study Work Plan Fungicide Captan Tomato greenhouse crop

11 Summary Literature Review LCIA Methods Field Experiments Laboratory Analysis USES - LCA Comparison of Results LCA CalTOX Impact 2002 CST }

12 Questions ? Thank you !