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An approach to fulfill art 8 of directive 2009/128: procedure of risk assessment for pesticide application equipment
Get PDFThe EU Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides requires that Member States (MS) shall ensure that all Pesticide Application Equipment (PAE) in professional use shall be subject to inspection at regular intervals. Article 8.3 of the Directive allows the MS to derogate from the mandatory inspection at regular intervals or to apply different timetables and inspection intervals for certain types of PAE based on a Risk Assessment (RA) for human health, food safety and environment and an assessment of the scale of use. In order to fulfill Article 8.3, a risk assessment protocol was developed in Belgium within the framework of the SIRA-APESTICON project. Risk is now evaluated for the human health and the environment on all Belgian equipment. It will offer guidelines about the necessity to carry out an inspection of every PAE in use. The protocol is based on technical parameters subject to inspections, their occurrences and severities, but also on national scale of use of the PAE types. Results are expressed at different scale levels: the defect, the machine and the country.The EU Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides requires that Member States (MS) shall ensure that all Pesticide Application Equipment (PAE) in professional use shall be subject to inspection at regular intervals. Article 8.3 of the Directive allows the MS to derogate from the mandatory inspection at regular intervals or to apply different timetables and inspection intervals for certain types of PAE based on a Risk Assessment (RA) for human health, food safety and environment and an assessment of the scale of use. In order to fulfill Article 8.3, a risk assessment protocol was developed in Belgium within the framework of the SIRA-APESTICON project. Risk is now evaluated for the human health and the environment on all Belgian equipment. It will offer guidelines about the necessity to carry out an inspection of every PAE in use. The protocol is based on technical parameters subject to inspections, their occurrences and severities, but also on national scale of use of the PAE types. Results are expressed at different scale levels: the defect, the machine and the country
Advice for the functional inspection of the dusters
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SPISE Advice of the Periodical inspection of fixed and mobile Rotary atomizers pesticide application equipment for band application.
Get PDFAll types of machines used for the application of Plant Protection Products must be inspected because of the EU SUD directive. This includes machines for band application equipped with rotary atomizers. Machines with this kind of atomizers are not covered by EN-ISO 16122:2 (2015), therefore SPISE has produced a SPISE Advice about the inspection of this kind of machines, both mobile machines as stationary machines. This SPISE Advice covers all relevant inspection point for this type of machines.All types of machines used for the application of Plant Protection Products must be inspected because of the EU SUD directive. This includes machines for band application equipped with rotary atomizers. Machines with this kind of atomizers are not covered by EN-ISO 16122:2 (2015), therefore SPISE has produced a SPISE Advice about the inspection of this kind of machines, both mobile machines as stationary machines. This SPISE Advice covers all relevant inspection point for this type of machines
Requirements for plot trial equipment and how to control
Get PDFPlot trial technology is an important element to guaranty high quality and reproducible trial results – this is relevant for all phases of the development of a Plant Protection Product. Beside proper calibration and homogenous distribution safety aspects play an important role. Calibration and homogenous distributions needs to be controlled before applying each individual trial. In a defined sequence preferable before the season starts these controls should be done and documented by an authorized quality assurance system. Quality parameter should be: - Distribution pattern controlled via patternator or alternatively individual nozzle flow rate - Control of pressure gauges - Control of leakage Bayer is using the Herbst Sprayer test 1000.Plot trial technology is an important element to guaranty high quality and reproducible trial results – this is relevant for all phases of the development of a Plant Protection Product. Beside proper calibration and homogenous distribution safety aspects play an important role. Calibration and homogenous distributions needs to be controlled before applying each individual trial. In a defined sequence preferable before the season starts these controls should be done and documented by an authorized quality assurance system. Quality parameter should be: - Distribution pattern controlled via patternator or alternatively individual nozzle flow rate - Control of pressure gauges - Control of leakage Bayer is using the Herbst Sprayer test 1000
New challenges about pesticide application equipment in Serbia: Usage of new nozzles types for better deposition and coverage.
Get PDFUnofficial results of inspections of pesticide application equipment stands out several parts of field crop sprayers. One of them are nozzles. Many producers (more then 90%) have bad nozzles. These elements are not in accordance with standard which means they have bigger flow rate and uneven horizontal distribution. Farmers don’t change anything on field crop sprayers from the time of buying. For them there is only one nozzle type for all kind of pesticide applications in different crops. As nozzles plays major roll in coverage and deposition, new problem was indentified due to worn nozzles. New problem in Serbia became weeds and their herbicide resistance. If one field has to be sprayed up to nine times, it is obviously that there is a problem. Using appropriate herbicides in acceptable weather conditions don’t lead to weeds eradication. During many field tests and sprayers inspections, suspicions were confirmed. Main reason of presence of weeds resistance is exploitation factors and nozzles. It is better to say, many years of using non appropriate nozzles in combinations of unacceptable exploitation factors lead to poor and unacceptable coverage and total depositions on weeds. For Serbian farmers there is only one nozzle, T nozzle. Several years ago, for richer farmers air injector nozzle with single flat fan known as anti wind nozzle became a star. They are using this nozzle for everything as poor farmers using single flat fan T nozzle. Additionally, low pressure between 2 bar and 3 bars enlarge the effect and small amount of droplets doesn’t make good coverage especially in high speed as 10 to 15 km/h. In combinations of mentioned speed and pressure, nozzles deposition was between 23 to 37% of total amount of pesticide. Remaining amount was drifted to non target, soil or evaporated. Due to that, Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad and Educational developing centre of PAE started with field testing of new brand nozzles, double flat fan low drift and air injector double flat fan nozzles. Research were conducted in open fields in many crops such as, corn, soya, sunflower, wheat by changing of nozzles, traveling speed and working pressure. At any time, suggested pesticide dosage was used. Combinations of aforementioned factors gave as results better coverage and bigger deposit on weeds. Due to higher pressure more droplets cause better coverage, less drift due to anti drift nozzles and air injector nozzles, resulting as bigger deposit up to 78%.Unofficial results of inspections of pesticide application equipment stands out several parts of field crop sprayers. One of them are nozzles. Many producers (more then 90%) have bad nozzles. These elements are not in accordance with standard which means they have bigger flow rate and uneven horizontal distribution. Farmers don’t change anything on field crop sprayers from the time of buying. For them there is only one nozzle type for all kind of pesticide applications in different crops. As nozzles plays major roll in coverage and deposition, new problem was indentified due to worn nozzles. New problem in Serbia became weeds and their herbicide resistance. If one field has to be sprayed up to nine times, it is obviously that there is a problem. Using appropriate herbicides in acceptable weather conditions don’t lead to weeds eradication. During many field tests and sprayers inspections, suspicions were confirmed. Main reason of presence of weeds resistance is exploitation factors and nozzles. It is better to say, many years of using non appropriate nozzles in combinations of unacceptable exploitation factors lead to poor and unacceptable coverage and total depositions on weeds. For Serbian farmers there is only one nozzle, T nozzle. Several years ago, for richer farmers air injector nozzle with single flat fan known as anti wind nozzle became a star. They are using this nozzle for everything as poor farmers using single flat fan T nozzle. Additionally, low pressure between 2 bar and 3 bars enlarge the effect and small amount of droplets doesn’t make good coverage especially in high speed as 10 to 15 km/h. In combinations of mentioned speed and pressure, nozzles deposition was between 23 to 37% of total amount of pesticide. Remaining amount was drifted to non target, soil or evaporated. Due to that, Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad and Educational developing centre of PAE started with field testing of new brand nozzles, double flat fan low drift and air injector double flat fan nozzles. Research were conducted in open fields in many crops such as, corn, soya, sunflower, wheat by changing of nozzles, traveling speed and working pressure. At any time, suggested pesticide dosage was used. Combinations of aforementioned factors gave as results better coverage and bigger deposit on weeds. Due to higher pressure more droplets cause better coverage, less drift due to anti drift nozzles and air injector nozzles, resulting as bigger deposit up to 78%
Spanish’s experience on improving inspection of sprayers: official manual for ISO 16122 and ISO 16119
Get PDFMandatory inspections in Spain are organized following ISO 16122. In order to guarantee a clear and comprehensive inspection’s procedure in all of the official inspection’s workshops, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture published an official inspection’s manual based on ISO 16122 in order to improve and harmonize the process. On the other hand, and considering the more and more cases of new sprayers with difficulties to fulfill the mandatory inspections requirements, an official manual for sprayer’s manufacturers have been published in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (ANSEMAT) giving them a practical document to fulfill the requirements established in ISO 16119. Both documents have been written by the research team of UMA-UPC. In this paper will be presented the objectives, structure and success of the two official manuals.Mandatory inspections in Spain are organized following ISO 16122. In order to guarantee a clear and comprehensive inspection’s procedure in all of the official inspection’s workshops, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture published an official inspection’s manual based on ISO 16122 in order to improve and harmonize the process. On the other hand, and considering the more and more cases of new sprayers with difficulties to fulfill the mandatory inspections requirements, an official manual for sprayer’s manufacturers have been published in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (ANSEMAT) giving them a practical document to fulfill the requirements established in ISO 16119. Both documents have been written by the research team of UMA-UPC. In this paper will be presented the objectives, structure and success of the two official manuals