A review of the factors that influence pesticide residues in pollen and nectar: Future research requirements for optimising the estimation of pollinator exposure
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Gierer, Fiona, Vaughan, Sarah, Slater, Mark, Thompson, Helen M., Elmore, J. Stephen and Girling, Robbie D.. 2019. "A review of the factors that influence pesticide residues in pollen and nectar: Future research requirements for optimising the estimation of pollinator exposure." Environmental Pollution. 249, pp. 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.025
| Article Title | A review of the factors that influence pesticide residues in pollen and nectar: Future research requirements for optimising the estimation of pollinator exposure |
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| ERA Journal ID | 5823 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Gierer, Fiona, Vaughan, Sarah, Slater, Mark, Thompson, Helen M., Elmore, J. Stephen and Girling, Robbie D. |
| Journal Title | Environmental Pollution |
| Journal Citation | 249, pp. 236-247 |
| Number of Pages | 12 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| ISSN | 0269-7491 |
| 1873-6424 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.025 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749118354071 |
| Abstract | In recent years, the impact of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on insect pollinator decline has stimulated significant amounts of research, as well as political and public interest. PPP residues have been found in various bee-related matrices, resulting in governmental bodies worldwide releasing guidance documents on methods for the assessment of the overall risk of PPPs to different bee species. An essential part of these risk assessments are PPP residues found in pollen and nectar, as they represent a key route of exposure. However, PPP residue values in these matrices exhibit large variations and are not available for many PPPs and crop species combinations, which results in inaccurate estimations and uncertainties in risk evaluation. Additionally, residue studies on pollen and nectar are expensive and practically challenging. An extrapolation between different cropping scenarios and PPPs is not yet justified, as the behaviour of PPPs in pollen and nectar is poorly understood. Therefore, this review aims to contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of the fate of PPP residues in pollen and nectar and to outline knowledge gaps and future research needs. The literature suggests that four primary factors, the crop type, the application method, the physicochemical properties of a compound and the environmental conditions have the greatest influence on PPP residues in pollen and nectar. However, these factors consist of many sub-factors and initial effects may be disguised by different sampling methodologies, impeding their exact characterisation. Moreover, knowledge about these factors is ambiguous and restricted to a few compounds and plant species. We propose that future research should concentrate on identifying relationships and common features amongst various PPP applications and crops, as well as an overall quantification of the described parameters; in order to enable a reliable estimation of PPP residues in pollen, nectar and other bee matrices. |
| Keywords | Pesticides; Pollinator; Pollen and nectar; Risk assessments; Residues |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300401. Agrochemicals and biocides (incl. application) |
| 410204. Ecosystem services (incl. pollination) | |
| 300413. Pollination biology and systems | |
| 410201. Bioavailability and ecotoxicology | |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Reading, United Kingdom |
| Syngenta, United Kingdom |
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