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Environment
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Assessing the risk of plant protection products transfer to the water resources
INDIC’eau enables farmers to estimate their use of pesticides and to identify possible improvements, thus reducing the pressure exerted on water
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Ways of producing pellets at a lower cost
Recent events have highlighted the issue of our dependence on fossil fuels. Is the increasing use of bioenergy a way to escape this dependence?
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How can we successfully improve the chemical status of the water resource?
RISKPPP, a step forward in reducing the point source pollution of water resources by phytosanitary products
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The CRA-W, key player in the standardisation of PPP analytical methods on seeds
Since 2012, the CRA-W has been collaborating in the development of an analytical method to determine plant protection products (PPP) on coated beet seeds.
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The CRA-W trials "spot-spraying" to target weeds
InnovEau, via precision agriculture, aims to limit the risk of groundwater contamination caused by plant protection products (PPP).
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Innovative production systems and the impact on groundwater
The development and a better understanding of the fate of pesticides in the environment would enable us to reduce the impact on water quality
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Plant protection products (PPP) residues analyses in food
Installation of field trials and analyses of samples in compliance with GLP for marketing authorization and risk assessment of PPPs.
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CRA-W researchers plunge into the heart of living material
As part of its research activities and services, CRA-W has been using mass spectrometry for several years for the accurate identification and quantification...