@article{fdi:010089540, title = {{T}he use of copper as plant protection product contributes to environmental contamination and resulting impacts on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functions}, author = {{P}esce, {S}. and {M}amy, {L}. and {S}anchez, {W}. and {A}rtigas, {J}. and {B}erard, {A}. and {B}etoulle, {S}. and {C}haumot, {A}. and {C}outellec, {M}. {A}. and {C}rouzet, {O}. and {F}abur{\'e}, {J}. and {H}edde, {M}. and {L}eboulanger, {C}hristophe and {M}argoum, {C}. and {M}artin-{L}aurent, {F}. and {M}orin, {S}. and {M}ougin, {C}. and {M}unaron, {D}. and {N}{\'e}lieu, {S}. and {P}elosi, {C}. and {L}eenhardt, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}opper-based plant protection products ({PPP}s) are widely used in both conventional and organic farming, and to a lesser extent for non-agricultural maintenance of gardens, greenspaces, and infrastructures. {T}he use of copper {PPP}s adds to environmental contamination by this trace element. {T}his paper aims to review the contribution of these {PPP}s to the contamination of soils and waters by copper in the context of {F}rance (which can be extrapolated to most of the {E}uropean countries), and the resulting impacts on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, as well as on ecosystem functions. {I}t was produced in the framework of a collective scientific assessment on the impacts of {PPP}s on biodiversity and ecosystem services in {F}rance. {C}urrent science shows that copper, which persists in soils, can partially transfer to adjacent aquatic environments (surface water and sediment) and ultimately to the marine environment. {T}his widespread contamination impacts biodiversity and ecosystem functions, chiefly through its effects on phototrophic and heterotrophic microbial communities, and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. {I}ts effects on other biological groups and biotic interactions remain relatively under-documented.}, keywords = {{F}ungicide ; {S}oil ; {W}ater ; {S}ediments ; {M}icrobial communities ; {I}nvertebrates ; {T}race metal ; {C}ollective scientific assessment}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}ollution {R}esearch}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[17 p.]}, ISSN = {0944-1344}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1007/s11356-024-32145-z}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089540}, }