CSIRO releases Spanish version of free pesticide risk tool
Spanish-speaking farmers and regulators will be better equipped to manage the impacts of pesticides on water resources thanks to a new version of CSIRO’s popular Pesticide Impact Rating Index (PIRI) tool.
The Australian national science agency, the CSIRO, this month, released a Spanish version of the freely available software tool, which rates the potential pollution risk of pesticides to surface and ground waters based on different land uses or industry type, at both catchment and regional scales.
CSIRO project leader Dr Rai Kookana said that the new version of the tool vastly improves its accessibility across the globe.
“PIRI has been successfully used in Australia for nearly a decade and, impressively, has been downloaded for use in 59 countries,