Background & project objective
Main goal of the project is to support the Science-Based Target Network (SSBTN) Freshwater Hub on methodological development for setting science-based targets for toxic chemicals, with initial focus on targets for reducing environmental impact from the use of agricultural pesticides.
Aim is to expand the current scope of the water quality methods to develop guidance for science-based targets that sufficiently address companies’ toxic chemical impacts on aquatic ecosystems and/or human health to meet sustainability goals. A priority area is to focus on pesticides. The project aims to understand how relevant quantitative methods and tools can be potentially used to support the SBTN methods and to provide general expertise and method advisement related to pesticides and freshwater ecotoxicity and/or human toxicity.
Project output
Main project output focuses on the three main aspects that are listed in below table.
| Aspect | Output description |
|---|---|
| Integration of quantitative methods and tools into SBTN guidance | Advise on the integration of currently used, publicly available quantitative tools, datasets, and/or other resources into SBTN’s corporate guidance for setting freshwater pesticide-related targets that prioritize and mitigate pesticide impacts in accordance with sustainability thresholds. |
| General guidance | Provide general guidance to on method development for science-based targets related to pesticide impacts on freshwater ecosystems, such as target setting specifications informed by available response options, and recommend future opportunities to enhance and/or expand the methods on toxic chemicals. |
| Drafting of guidance | Draft portions of the toxic chemical guidance around screening for and setting targets for pesticides. |
