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The SPRINT-project aims to develop a Global Health Risk Assessment Toolbox to assess

impacts of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on environment and human health and to

propose several transition pathways

 


The SPRINT-project aims to develop a

Global Health Risk Assessment Toolbox

to assess impacts of Plant Protection Products (PPPs)

on environment and human health

 

 

 

 

The SPRINT project will make an internationally valid contribution to assess integrated risks and impacts of pesticides on environment and human health, both at regional and European level. SPRINT will inform and accelerate the adoption of innovative transition pathways towards more sustainable plant protection in the context of a global health approach. 

New SPRINT publications

We’re pleased to share three new peer-reviewed publications from SPRINT researchers, offering key insights into pesticide occurrence, prioritization, and risk assessment across European agricultural systems.

 Paper1.png     🔹 1. Prioritizing pesticides in soil for mixture toxicity assessment
Jegede et al. (2025) identified the most relevant currently used pesticides in soils across major European cropping systems (and one Argentinian system), providing a foundation for assessing mixture toxicity to soil organisms.
📄 Read more
     
PAPER2.png    🔹 2. Comparing pesticide residues in organic and conventional crops
Tourinho et al. (2025) examined harvested products from various crops and found clear differences in pesticide residues between conventional and organic farming systems in Europe.
📄 Read more
     
paper3.png    🔹 3. New tools for assessing soil microbial impacts
Stache et al. (2025) explored the potential of quantifying microbial functional genes as a sensitive and innovative approach for pesticide risk assessment in soils.
📄 Read more

 

These studies contribute to SPRINT’s overarching goal: improving understanding of pesticide exposure and impacts to support more sustainable agricultural practices across Europe.

SPRINT project results - watch our video

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In the biggest project of its kind, SPRINT assessed pesticide residues in humans, animals and the environment across 10 European countries and Argentina, over 5 years (2020-25).

As the project nears its end, you can discover some of our key findings in our animated 3-minute video.

>> Watch the video now:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrm8yDqk9v0

 

Risk assessment: Our results shine a spotlight on the widespread presence of pesticide mixtures in our bodies, homes and environment. They offer valuable insights and data to advance risk assessment of pesticides for regulations that better protect human health and nature.

 

Reducing pesticide reliance: We further provide insights for decision-makers on how to help farmers care for their crops with fewer pesticides.

 

You can discover more of our key results in our magazine: https://sprint-h2020.eu/index.php/news/sprint-magazine

We have more research results and policy recommendations to come! Keep a close eye on our social media channels and website to stay up-to-date with the project.

SPRINT magazine: final key messages

Interested in SPRINT's final key messages, based on five years' of research into pesticides and their risks to human and environmental health?

Click below to read our magazine, which presents several of our final results alongside key recommendations, including for policymakers and scientists.

Keen to help us shape a future research agenda, both for scientists and policymakers? Take part in our short survey by clicking here!

sprint final magazine

Pesticides in indoor house dust - upcoming webinar

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SPRINT Ask the Author Webinar

Date: 3rd June 2025

Time: 13:30-14:30 CET

Speakers: Paul Scheepers (Radboud University) and Daniel Figueiredo (Utrecht University)

 

Join us for the next SPRINT webinar, where our researchers will present findings about pesticides and indoor house dust. You will also have the opportunity to ask the researchers questions about their work. 

Registration is free of charge.

>> Sign up here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d662f294-83ba-4e82-ab80-cd5550e16e1f@27d137e5-761f-4dc1-af88-d26430abb18f

 

Our chief science coordinator, Associate Professor Paul Scheepers, will present SPRINT-based research about pesticides and indoor dust. He will provide an overview of two recently published papers, both of which explore pesticide residues in indoor house dust across Europe and in Argentina. 

 

Read the papers here: 

Occurrence of pesticide residues in indoor dust of farmworker households across Europe and Argentina:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723064240?via%3Dihub 

 

Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina: 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125005810?via%3Dihub

 

Dr Daniel Figueiredo, also a SPRINT partner, will present some of his wider research about indoor house dust, including his paper about pesticides in doormat and floor dust from homes. 

 

Read Daniel's paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974912200238X 

 

In advance of the webinar, check out our blog about indoor house dust: https://sprint-h2020.eu/index.php/blog/item/11-pesticide-residues-in-indoor-house-dust-of-farming-households-recommendations-for-minimising-exposure 

 

 

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The Project

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SPRINT aims to develop a Global Health Risk Assessment Toolbox to assess impacts of plant protection products (PPP) on ecosystem, plant, animal and human (EPAH) health.

The SPRINT method

Rings

SPRINT consists of 9 interlinked work packages. The distribution and the impacts of PPP on EPAH health will be evaluated at 11 case study sites (CSS)

Measure and Model

Measure

PPP pathways, and direct and indirect animal and human exposure routes will be assessed to improve current fate, exposure, and toxicokinetic models

Stakeholders

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SPRINT is based on a multi-actor approach to engage stakeholders and identify needs, improving farmer and citizen awareness, joint development of novel strategies for reduced reliance on PPP use.

Funding

SPRINT Project is funded by

the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme for research & innovation under grant agreement no 862568

 

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