International demand for food and services drives environmental footprints of pesticide use

This is a dataset for data generated in Tang et al. (2022). This dataset includes three Supplementary Data files, five source data files, and the georeferenced global maps of pesticide hazard loads for 175 crops. The pesticide hazard loads are defined as the total body weight (bw) of non-target organisms required to absorb pesticides accumulated in the environment at an annual intake that will not result in observable adverse effects. The pesticide hazard load maps have a unit of kg-bw. The maps and analyses refer to the pesticide use as of 2015. Details of the methods used to produce these maps and analyses can be found in Tang et al. (2022). 

Tang F.H.M, Malik A., Li M., Lenzen M., and Maggi F. (2022). International demand for food and services drives environmental footprints of pesticide use. Communications Earth & Environment, 3:272,   https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00601-8.