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Temporary Dataset Download: Pesticides residues in European agricultural soils

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20-February-2026

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  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ispra.
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Metadata

Format: .xlsx

Data Structure of the database:

NUTS2_conc_EU - Average pesticide residue concentration (mg Kg-1) by NUTS2

NUTS2_count_EU - Number of samples considered for average calculation.

Label on substances analyzed - Chemical Name, CAS Number, LOQ (mg Kg-1).

The study is fully described in https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/86566 and an overview is given below.

 

Vieira, D., Franco, A., De Medici, D., Martin Jimenez, J., Wojda, P. and Jones, A., Pesticides residues in European agricultural soils - Results from LUCAS 2018 soil module, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, doi:10.2760/86566

Orgiazzi, A., Panagos, P., Fernández‐Ugalde, O., Wojda, P., Labouyrie, M., Ballabio, C., Franco, A., Pistocchi, A., Montanarella, L. and Jones, A., 2022. LUCAS Soil Biodiversity and LUCAS Soil Pesticides, new tools for research and policy development. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(5): p.e13299.

 

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 124754
Date - Time Thu, 02/05/2026 - 19:39
Name of User Christopher Hassinger
Organization BASF
Type of Organization Private Company
-- Other
E-mail christopher.hassinger@basf.com
Purpose The data will be used to understand range of soil concentrations observes for analyzed pesticides across Europe.
Notes

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
  • Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre