In the course of the publication of the Scientific Opinion on the state of the science on pesticide risk assessment for amphibians and reptiles in 2018, EFSA stated that higher assessment tiers should focus on the refinement of exposure options and on generic ecological parameters such as PT. The PT value describes the presence of a species in habitats of interest and is a well-known and accepted refinement factor in vertebrate risk assessments.

Since 2014, RIFCON has been conducting generic field studies with amphibian and reptile species found on arable land and in major crops such as cereals and vineyards. We have been conducting Herpeto-fauna monitoring studies since 2008.