AN OPERATING MODEL FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT APPLIED TO ITALIAN SITES OF COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON SOIL

AN OPERATING MODEL FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT APPLIED TO ITALIAN SITES OF COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON SOIL

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The fast development of agro-biotechnologies asks for a harmonized approach in risk analysis of GMOs releases.An Italian experts group has elaborated an operating model for the environmental risk assessment (OMERA) based on the assumption that the occurring of a risk is related to the presence of four components: source, diffusion factors, dispersal routes, receptors.This model has been further developed to become a dipinto acquerello Decision Supporting System based on Fuzzy logic (FDSS) to assessors and notifiers.It is a web based Questionnaire that conducts the user through a decision tree from the source to the receptors and leads to the identification and assessment of the risks.

The FDSS has Cleaners/Polishes been tested on case studies, simulating, as source, herbicide tolerant oilseed rape and insect resistant maize.The resulting identified potential effects on soil are changes to structure and microbial diversity.