Simulating Human and Environmental Exposure from Hand-Held Knapsack Pesticide Application: Be-WetSpa-Pest, an Integrative, Spatially Explicit Modeling Approach

Claudia R. Binder, Glenda García-Santos, Romano Andreoli, Jaime Diaz, Giuseppe Feola, Moritz Wittensoeldner, Jing Yang

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Abstract

This paper presents an integrative and spatially explicit modeling approach for analyzing human and environmental exposure from pesticide application of smallholders in the potato-producing Andean region in Colombia. The modeling approach fulfills the following criteria: (i) it includes environmental and human compartments; (ii) it contains a behavioral decision-making model for estimating the effect of policies on pesticide flows to humans and the environment; (iii) it is spatially explicit; and (iv) it is modular and easily expandable to include additional modules, crops, or technologies. The model was calibrated and validated for the Vereda La Hoya and was used to explore the effect of different policy measures in the region. The model has moderate data requirements and can be adapted relatively easily to other regions in developing countries with similar conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3999-4008
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume64
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • behavior
  • developing countries
  • environment
  • exposure
  • hydrology
  • integrative model
  • pesticide

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