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To reduce pesticide pollution, relevant measures include for example minimising the risk of off- site pollution caused by spray drift, drain-flow and run-off, or reducing or eliminating applications along infrastructure close to surface water or groundwater. Other measures comprise the preference to use pesticides that are not classified as dangerous for the aquatic environment, the establishment of untreated buffer zones, or ban, or restriction in the use of pesticides. Some European countries (Denmark, France, the UK and Sweden) use reduction targets and timelines within National Pesticide Action Plans for a stepwise reduction of pesticides (EC and Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, 2017).