Stéphane Pesce is research director in aquatic microbial ecotoxicology at INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment).
He co-led the collective scientific expertise on the impact of plant protection products – more commonly called
“pesticides”
– on biodiversity, published in 2022. For
Le Figaro
, he takes stock of the state of scientific knowledge.
LE FIGARO. - Your collective expertise has confirmed that terrestrial and aquatic environments are contaminated by pesticides. With what consequences on the environment
?
STÉPHANE PESCE.
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Pesticides are manufactured with the aim of destroying or disrupting certain organisms, so it cannot be without effects on ecosystems.
In agricultural areas, we know that these substances cause direct and indirect effects.
The species most affected are terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates (insects, molluscs and crustaceans) and birds…
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