Cofunded by the European Union

RI Acronym : 
PLAP
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Other partners : 
Department of Agroecology - Aarhus University (Denmark) - Department of Ecoscience - Aarhus University (Denmark) - Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Denmark)
Country : 
Denmark
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
National
Cost of Access : 
Other
(The testing sites can only by used for PLAP-testing and are not available for other institutions. Monitoring data are published in annual reports published at www.plap.dk)
Keywords : 
Pesticides - Leaching - Monitoring - Test Sites - Pesticide Metabolites
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecohydrology - Emerging contaminants
Domains and thematic area : 
Health and Wellbeing - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access data and metadata - Knowledge transfer
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools

PLAP is an intensive monitoring programme aimed at evaluating the leaching risk of pesticides and/or their degradation products under field conditions. The programme was initiated in 1998 by the Danish Parliament and has the objective to improve the scientific foundation for decision-making in Danish regulation of pesticides by enabling field studies to be included in risk assessment of selected pesticides. The specific aim is to evaluate whether approved pesticides applied in accordance with current regulations and maximum permitted dosages according to crop and BBCH stages, under actual, Danish field conditions can result in leaching of the pesticides and/or their degradation products to the groundwater in concentrations exceeding the limit value of 0.1 μg/L for groundwater and drinking water. The PLAP is headed by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) in close cooperation with the Department of Agroecology (AGRO) at Aarhus University, as subsupplier, the Department of Ecoscience (ECOS) at Aarhus University and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.