4. F ood a nd d r i n k i ng w a t er
"food
q u a l i ty &
safety"
• D e t e c t i on f p e s t i c i de a c t i ve s u b s t a n c es a nd o t h er p o l l u t a n t s in f r e sh a nd p r o c e s s ed f o od
a nd b a by f o o d s.
• D e t e c t i on f p e s t i c i de r e s i d u es in d r i n k i ng w a t er a nd o t h er p o l l u t a n t s s u ch as
p o l y c y c l i
c
a r o m a t ic h y d r o c a r b o n s
( P A H s ) .
• M o n i t o r i n g of p e s t i c i de r e s i d ue l e v e ls in a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s a nd v e r i f i c a t i o n of t he P re
H a r v e st I n t e r v a l u n d er l o c al c l i m a te c o n d i t i o n s .
• D e t e c t i on a nd i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of h a r m f ul m i c r o o r g a n i s m s in p r o c e s s ed f o o d s.
5. E n v i r o n m e n t
"protection
of t he environment
andn a t u r al
resources"
• C o n t r ol f s u r f a c e - , g r o u nd w a t er a nd s o il s a m p l es f or p e s t i c i de r e s i d u es a nd o t h er
p o l l u t a n t s .
• D e v e l o p m e n t of g e n e r al a nd s i te s p e c i f ic i n d i c a t o r s f or m o n i t o r i n g t he e n v i r o n m e n t a l
q u a l i ty u s i ng m o d e rn t o o ls a nd s o f t w a r e .
• D e v e l o p m e n t of s t r a t e g i es a nd p r o t o c o l s f or t he c o n t r ol f s p r ay d r i ft in r u r al a r e as
a nd
m i n i m i z a t i o n of p o i nt s o u r ce p o l l u t i o n .
• D e v e l o p m e n t of b i o - i n d i c a t o r
s f or t he s t u dy of t he e c o - t o x i c o l o g i c a
l
m p a c t s of p e s t i c i de
u s e.
• M a i n t e n a n c e of b i o d i v e r s i t y in t he a g r o - e n v i r o n m e n t
.
• P r e v e n t i on of t he e n t ry a nd s p r e ad of p l a nt h a r m f ul e m e r g i ng
o r g a n i s m s .
• D e v e l o p m e n t of m o s q u i to m a n a g e m e n t s t r a t e g i e s in u r b an & r u r al e n v i r o n m e n t s
.
6. H u m an
"protection
of r u r a l - u r b an populations
& workers
inagriculture
f r om exposure
to
pesticides"
• D e v e l o p m e n t of p r i m a ry i n d i c a t o r s to m o n i t or t he i m p a ct of p e s t i c i de e x p o s u re on r u r al
p o p u l a t i o n s .
• P r o t e c t i on of r u r al p o p u l a t i o n s f r om p o t e n t i a l p e s t i c i de e x p o s u re t h r o u gh t he
d e v e l o p m e n t a nd i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of s t r a t e g i es f or s p r ay d r i ft c o n t r o l .
• D e v e l o p m e n t of p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i on m e t h o ds a nd e q u i p m e n t a p p r o p r i a t e to s p e c i f ic w o rk
c o n d i t i o ns of G r e e ce a nd t he S o u th E u r o p e an
r e g i o n.
• T r a i n i ng f a r m e rs a nd a g r i c u l t u r a l w o r k e rs on t he r a t i o n a l
nd s a fe u se of
p e s t i c i d e s .
