Indicator: LD-22 Rate of violations of residue levels in harvested products
Data
| Number of samples | Number of analyses | Number of residues/ metals found over MRL/MPC | Number of residues/ metals found over MRL/MPC as a %age of samples | Number of residues/ metals found over MRL/MPC as a %age of analyses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998* (Jan-Dec) | 24140 | 52404 | 133 | 0.55 | 0.25 |
| 1999-2000 | 22424 | 267742 | 112 | 0.5 | 0.04 |
| 2000-2001 | 22894 | 255264 | 80 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| 2001-2002 | 23387 | 311570 | 55 | 0.24 | 0.02 |
| 2002-2003 | 19343 | 230269 | 45 | 0.23 | 0.02 |
| 2003-2004 | 18589 | 208457 | 46 | 0.25 | 0.02 |
- In 1999, the Residue Survey went from Calender year to financial year reporting. January to June 1999 has not been included in this table.
- Fisheries and aquaculture products have been excluded from aggregations to retain focus of this indicator on land products.
- Includes residues in non-edible products because this indicator is a surrogate for residues in the ecosystem, rather than an indicator of implications for human life.
Source: Department of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries 2004, National Residue Survey, Results Reports for 1998 (Calender year) through 2003-2004 (financial years), viewed 28 Oct 2005, http://www.daff.gov.au/content/publications.cfm?Category=National%20Residue%20Survey&ObjectID=36889A54-6BFD-4F91-BF11BD8DA49B46D1
What the data mean
The data suggest a slight downward trend in the number of residues/metals found in food stuffs in excess of permitted levels.
Issues for which this is an indicator and why
Land - Direct pressure of human activities on the land - Pollution to and from the land
Contamination by human activities of organic materials harvested from the land for human consumption is technically a pressure directly from human activities on human life. However, as a surrogate for movement of contaminants through the terrestrial food chain, residues in food can be seen as an indicator of pressure from a range of human activities on terrestrial ecosystems.
Other indicators for this issue:
- LD-21 Area of land used for landfill
- LD-36 Emissions to the land
- LD-37 Emissions from activities that derive contributions from the land
- HS-53 Total solid waste produced and disposed
- IW-15 Volume of sewage discharged to land
- IW-16 Total pesticide use
Human Settlements - Pressures created by human settlements on the environment - Waste
Waste from agricultural activities including pollutants entering agricultural products and/or the food chain is one aspect of waste from human settlements.
Other indicators for this issue:
- HS-53 Total solid waste produced and disposed
- HS-65 Amounts of hazardous waste
- HS-66 Gaseous emissions from waste
- LD-21 Area of land used for landfill
- LD-37 Emissions from activities that derive contributions from the land
- IW-12 Catchment nitrogen and phosphorus load
- IW-14 Volume of sewage discharge to surface waters by treatment category (primary, secondary, tertiary)
- IW-15 Volume of sewage discharged to land
- CO-23 Aquaculture: volume of discharged sediments and nutrients
- CO-27 Number, frequency, extent and volume of oil spills from all sources
- CO-28 Quantity of discharges of different substances from humans activities to coastal and marine waters
- CO-51 Quantity of sewerage and ballast water dumped by shipping
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