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Table 2.

Groundwater ^(a)

Compound (name and/or code)	> 0.1 μg/L at 1 m depth for the representative uses ^(b) Step 2	Biological (pesticidal) activity/relevance Step 3a.	Hazard identified Steps 3b. and 3c.	Consumer RA triggered Steps 4 and 5	Human health relevance
Not applicable Considering the nature of the substance, it being a groundwater aquifer material and the limited environmental exposure from the representative uses, a definition of residue in the environment for risk assessment triggering assessment of effects data is deemed to be unnecessary for quartz sand	Due to quartz sand being inorganic and its function as a repellent, the parametric drinking water limit (0.1 μg/L) for pesticides and their relevant metabolites as defined by the drinking water directive 98/83/EEC ^(c) is not applicable according to the regulatory framework.	Yes	Not triggered	No	Not triggered

Compound (name and/or code)

> 0.1 μg/L at 1 m depth for the representative uses ^(b)

Step 2

Biological (pesticidal) activity/relevance

Step 3a.

Hazard identified Steps 3b. and 3c.

Consumer RA triggered

Steps 4 and 5

Human health relevance

Not applicable

Considering the nature of the substance, it being a groundwater aquifer material and the limited environmental exposure from the representative uses, a definition of residue in the environment for risk assessment triggering assessment of effects data is deemed to be unnecessary for quartz sand

Due to quartz sand being inorganic and its function as a repellent, the parametric drinking water limit (0.1 μg/L) for pesticides and their relevant metabolites as defined by the drinking water directive 98/83/EEC ^(c) is not applicable according to the regulatory framework.

Yes

Not triggered

^(a)

Assessment according to European Commission guidance of the relevance of groundwater metabolites (2003).

^(b)

FOCUS scenarios or relevant lysimeter.

^(c)

Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption. OJ L 330, 5.12.1988, pp. 32–54.