Dynamic modelling of surface waters: impact of emission reduction-possibilities and limitations
Dynamic models provide an extension to critical loads by predicting the timescale of chemical recovery to emission reductions. They can also be used to determine the deposition levels required to…
Development of an environmental indicator which can be used on national and regional scales for evaluating pesticide emissions in The Netherlands
As part of the new governmental program on pesticides the Dutch ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management & Fisheries and the ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment have jointly…
Nationwide assessments of non-point source pollution with field-scale developed models: the pesticide case
The use of nationwide models of non-point source pollutants in soils is now common practice. Most of these models have originally been developed at the field-scale. An integrated approach (a ‘research…
Methodological approach for evaluating first tier PEC groundwater scenarios supporting the prediction of environmental concentrations of pesticides at the European scale
Within the framework of the harmonised registration of plant protection products (PPPs) at the EU-scale, environmental fate models are nowadays combined with a series of scenarios to predict the…
Comparison of GeoPEARL with the single scenario approach in pesticide registration
Several countries use one or a few scenarios to evaluate the leaching of pesticides. This, however, can be too strict for some substances while being too lenient for others, because of the wide ranges…
Modelling and Mapping of Critical Thresholds in Europe
This report informs parties under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and its network of National Focal Centres on the recent update of the European critical loads…
Issues in international climate policy: theory and policy
Climate change is currently at the centre of scientific and political debate, and the need for well-designed international climate policies is widely recognized. Despite this, the complexity of both…
Options for international climate policies: towards an effective regime
The authors contribute to the many discussions on international climate policy and provide an in-depth analysis of the main characteristics of the problem of climate change. They highlight the various…
Are we sure? Some thoughts about uncertainty treatment in integrated assessment
‘Are we sure?’ ‘Are we right?’ ‘Do we feel confident?’ These questions summarise the feeling of uncertainty that is always nagging at our conscience whenever a policy decision is going to be based on…
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