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This article follows the theme of last month's column , that is, the presence of various risks for (or) agriculture. Remember that in the previous column the author, Mariagrazia Alabrese [1] , proposed two risk categories that relate to agriculture. The first category — risk to agriculture — includes technical and economic risks. It is worth noting that this category includes biotic risks that originate from the harmful action of unwanted viruses and bacteria. In the second category, there are those considered agricultural risks, that is, risks that have an agricultural source and external consequences, for example: environmental risks — pollution, in cases where the exercise of agriculture can generate harmful effects on soil and water.
Water, for example, can also present this duality, with regard to Buy Phone Number List environmental risks. As a rule, it suffers the negative impacts (qualitative and quantitative) of economic, industrial or agricultural activities. But, in this article, we will bring up a different topic, when water is the one that presents risks, that is, water as the harmful agent for food production, for example, fruit juices [2] . To carry out this analysis, I count on the participation, in this article, of Francesca Spagnuolo, senior research fellow at the Scuola Universitaria Sant'anna de Pisa (SSSUP-Italy), certainly one of the greatest Italian experts on the subject, mainly with studies focused on the relationship between water with food within the agri-food nuance of Agrarian Law. The discussion that permeates the entire article is the presence of arsenic in water, specifically in Italy.
Due to the geological conditions of many regions, due to volcanic activities, arsenic is naturally present in several aquifers whose water is intended for human consumption or is part of the production of other foods [3] . The entry into force of Directive 83 of 1998 of the European Union imposed parametric values for substances present in water based on current scientific knowledge and the principle of prevention. Values were selected to ensure that water intended for human consumption can be consumed safely throughout the consumer's life, thus contributing to a high level of health protection [4] . One of the chemical substances that had its values reduced by Directive 83/98 was arsenic, with a new parameter set in water for which a maximum limit of 10 microorganisms per liter was established, which revokes the old limit of 50 mg per liter stipulated by Directive.
Water, for example, can also present this duality, with regard to Buy Phone Number List environmental risks. As a rule, it suffers the negative impacts (qualitative and quantitative) of economic, industrial or agricultural activities. But, in this article, we will bring up a different topic, when water is the one that presents risks, that is, water as the harmful agent for food production, for example, fruit juices [2] . To carry out this analysis, I count on the participation, in this article, of Francesca Spagnuolo, senior research fellow at the Scuola Universitaria Sant'anna de Pisa (SSSUP-Italy), certainly one of the greatest Italian experts on the subject, mainly with studies focused on the relationship between water with food within the agri-food nuance of Agrarian Law. The discussion that permeates the entire article is the presence of arsenic in water, specifically in Italy.
Due to the geological conditions of many regions, due to volcanic activities, arsenic is naturally present in several aquifers whose water is intended for human consumption or is part of the production of other foods [3] . The entry into force of Directive 83 of 1998 of the European Union imposed parametric values for substances present in water based on current scientific knowledge and the principle of prevention. Values were selected to ensure that water intended for human consumption can be consumed safely throughout the consumer's life, thus contributing to a high level of health protection [4] . One of the chemical substances that had its values reduced by Directive 83/98 was arsenic, with a new parameter set in water for which a maximum limit of 10 microorganisms per liter was established, which revokes the old limit of 50 mg per liter stipulated by Directive.