2026/01/01 by Olivier Lision, Anna Lungarska, Thomas Poméon · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity #Insect and Pesticide Research #Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
paper · doi:10.4000/16caq
openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/06/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/06
Pesticide purchase data in France are published annually at the ZIP code level. However, this spatial resolution is often too coarse in rural areas, which are nonetheless the most affected by sanitary and environmental impacts associated with pesticide use. This paper proposes a method to disaggregate these data to the French municipal level (i.e., « commune »), thereby facilitating spatial monitoring and integration with other datasets. The proposed approach is based on: (i) information on authorised pesticide application doses; and (ii) a geographical layer that accurately delineates surfaces subject to phytosanitary treatments. This method enables the precise allocation of more than 95% of the total quantity of active substances for the period between 2015 and 2020. These data can be used in epidemiology, agronomy, ecology, and economics, to investigate issues related to public health, agricultural systems, diffuse pollution and environmental damages.Keywords: pesticide, agriculture, practices, land use, France