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2.2 Aim and scope of the report
The aim of this technical report is to provide an overview of information available on pesticides in surface and groundwater, based on reported information. This report includes descriptions and assessments of available data from different data and information sources with a focus on the European level.
The focus of this report is on active pesticide ingredients in agricultural activities (see section 2.3 for definition). It needs to be mentioned, that once a substance reached the environment, it is not usually possible to ascertain the original source or use of it. Organisms experiencing the resultant mixture do not discriminate by source, though such information is helpful in identification of appropriate prevention measures. Other chemicals which may be present in the water are out of scope of this technical report.
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Active pesticide ingredients - better to use the term active substances in line with Reg 1107/2009 and Biocides Regulation.
Metabolites appear in many of the tables in the report, so should be included here.
Why focus on agriculture only? Many of the actives found were widely used on railways, forestry etc. e.g. atrazine
UBA-IV1.3: Regarding aim and scope of the report, the role of non-relevant metabolites might be clarified: Were they actively excluded or was data too scarce to include them?
More emphasis should be put on the presence of a vast quantity of non-pesticidal chemicals - at least as context setting. Leaving them out without more context may result in the usual singling-out of pesticides as the main source of concern.
Besides, although this report is meant to cover pesticides active ingredients, there is also mention of some metabolites without sufficient context.