National report on pesticides in water – 2015-2016 data

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 presents the results of the national monitoring of pesticides in surface water and groundwater held in the years 2015-2016; the regional data are shown in the second part of the report. The collected data are presented as recovery 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. The availability of monitoring data since 2003 allows the trend analysis of contamination. Finally, the presence of mixtures of substances in the samples is analyzed, which give origin to the combined exposure. The report presents an analysis of the regulatory framework on pesticides in relation to the need for a legislative adjustment, in order to reduce impacts on the environment.

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Download the Report (pdf - 6 mb)

Download the regional tables (pdf - 19 mb)