Quantifying pesticide emission fractions for tropical conditions

The inventory model ‘PestLCI Consensus’, originally developed for temperate conditions, estimates initial pesticide emission fractions to air, off-field surfaces by drift deposition, and field crop soil according foliar interception characteristics. Since characteristics application techniques differ in tropical these aspects need be included the support of evaluating emissions under conditions. Based on published literature, a consistent set was as function spraying crops. In addition, we derived deposition from experiments specifically conducted Finally, compiled life cycle assessment (LCA). Foliar are strongly influenced technique, particularly hand-operated applications. Drift were air blast sprayer papaya coffee, boom bean soybean, aerial sorghum, millet, corn cotton, cotton. Emission vary each combination method. curves missing crop-application method combinations can only partly extrapolated considered combinations. Overall, our proposed various crops grown conditions allow estimate assessing environmental performance agrifood systems LCA with focus regions.