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Plant protection products in the environment

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Plant protection products (PPPs) are chemical and biological products that are intended to protect plants from damage by animals or diseases such as fungal infestation. PPPs also include products that are used to control plants such as undesirable weeds. On average, around nine kilograms of PPPs are used per hectare of agricultural land each year. PPPs are therefore used like no other [...]