Latest News

1.   Expert group meeting - Brussels
26th October 2006

6th Annual meeting of the European Expert group on the Environmental Fate of Glyphosate took place at CHATEAU DE LIMELETTE, Brussels on 10/11th December 2007 - Read more

2.   Expert group meeting - Montpellier
26th October 2006

Glyphosate expert group members met with industry representitives and INRA researchers in Montpellier, France - 11-12th October 2006 - Read more

   

Welcome to EGEIS - The European Glyphosate Environmental Information Source

A gateway for information on glyphosate - especialy it's fate in the environment. Information posted on the site is supported by input from an Independent Expert Group composed of leading European Environmental Scientists... Read More

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The information provided by EGEIS is aimed at European Regulators, Environment Agencies and other interested organisations. Although all visitors are welcome to access the information, and register to join the site. See - Why Join

Selected parts of the site can be viewed without registering


Articles on recent Europe-wide developments concerning glyphosate are available on our News Pages


SOME EXAMPLES OF EGEIS REVIEWS COMPLETED TO DATE, AND AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE:


Regulatory Assessment of glyphosate

The environmental fate section of the EU assessment document (under Directive 91/414/EEC) on glyphosate (EU monograph) has been reviewed and summarised by Dr Terry Roberts for the EGEIS website... Read More


Pesticides in the Environment

- Current and future pressures for monitoring

A review of potential developments in pesticide environmental monitoring with respect to both social and regulatory changes... read more


Recent papers reviewed by EGEIS include:

Sorption, mineralization and mobility of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate) in five different types of gravel

Strange-Hansen R, Holm PE, Jacobsen OS, Jacobsen C (2004)


Pesticide uses and transfers in urbanised catchments

Blanchoud H, Farrugia F, Mouchel JM. (2004)


Site last updated 1st February 2008