Risk assessment for the environment

In accordance with the human health risk assessment and physico-chemical assessment, an active substance can only be used in a biocidal product if it is shown to have no unacceptable risks to exposed environmental compartments. 

The environmental risk assessment of a biocidal product should cover  

In the EU, risk assessment methodologies for the environment have been described in the TGD s (as for human health). When the TGD were first published in 1996, the risk assessment guidance covered the freshwater, sediment, soil and air environments. As discussed above these TGD s were amended in 2003 

Reproduction and growth rate of an appropriate invertebrate species 

Aquatic plant Acute toxicity toxicity using to earthworms 

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The risk assessment for the environment examines the critical effects which may emerge from the objects listed in the design specifications and their combined action. New technologies are assessed here. In addition, the risks determined in the assessment of the application software are evaluated again with the view on their possible impact on the environment. 

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