National report on pesticides in water : data of 2011-2012. Edition 2014
ISPRA draws up the national report on the presence of pesticides in water in order to regularly provide information on the water quality in relation to the risks of these substances. The report is the outcome of a complex activity involving Regions and Environmental Regional Agencies, carrying out investigations on the territory and transmitting the collected data to ISPRA, which in turn, is responsible for technical direction and assessment. The report, which refers to survey in the years 2011-2012, consists of two parts: the first one presents the results of the monitoring at national level, the second one presents the regional data. The data are presented as detection frequency and concentrations distribution of pesticides, moreover the measured concentrations are compared with legal threshold fixed by European and national legislation. The report analyses the most problematic situations due to the presence of specific substances. Finally, the availability of monitoring data, starting from 2003, allows the evolving contamination analysis, also by considering the updated regional control plans.