Lydia Pape is a senior environmental fate scientist at knoell with more than 12 years of experience in the environmental fate and exposure assessment of pesticides. She has a background in geoecology, biogeochemistry and atmospheric chemistry. As a regulatory project manager she provides scientific and regulatory advice and develops strategies for active substance approval and product authorisation in the crop protection regulatory area. At knoell, she is currently leading an interdisciplinary team of regulatory scientists focusing on the practical implementation of the EFSA guidance document on the impact of drinking water treatment processes for the pesticides and biocides regulatory areas.