Best practices in the agrochemical industry / edited by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff and Paul E. Rosenfeld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P.

Rosenfeld, Paul E. (Paul Edward), 1969-

Series:

Handbook of pollution prevention and cleaner production ; v. 3.

Handbook of pollution prevention and cleaner production ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural chemicals industry.

Agricultural chemicals--Environmental aspects.

Agricultural chemicals.

Best management practices (Pollution prevention).

Industrial ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/William Andrew, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook of Cleaner Production comprises a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors. Each volume covers, for each industry sector: * manufacturing technologies * waste management * pollution control and remediation * methods for estimating and reporting emissions * treatment and control technologies * health risk exposures for workers and the wider community * cost data for pollution management * cleaner production and prevention options * safe chemical handling practices Best Practices in the Agrochemi

Contents:

Front Cover; Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Industry and Products; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fertilizers; 1.3 Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals; 1.4 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); 1.5 Manufacturing Technologies; Chapter 2. Pollution and Pollution Prevention; 2.1 Sources of Pollution; 2.2 Case Study; 2.3 Environmental Aspects; 2.4 Recommended Pollution Prevention and Control Options; 2.5 Source Reduction Opportunities; 2.6 Water Management and Technical Challenges

2.7 Steam Losses and Sensible Heat Recovery2.8 Pollution Prevention Opportunities; Chapter 3. Toxic and Dangerous Properties; Chapter 4. Atrazine; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Regulations; 4.3 How Atrazine Works; 4.4 Breakdown Products; 4.5 Water Contamination Issues; 4.6 Syngenta Atrazine Monitoring Program (AMP); 4.7 Health Effects; 4.8 Atrazine Exposure Case Studies; 4.9 Atrazine Removal Technologies; 4.10 Alternatives to Atrazine; Chapter 5. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP); 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Toxicology and Health Risks; 5.3 Regulations and Standards; 5.4 The TCP-DCP Fumigant Link

5.5 Groundwater Contamination Case Studies5.6 Another Toxic Soil Fumigant: Dibromochloropropane; 5.7 Treatment and Remediation Technologies; Chapter 6. DDT and Related Compounds; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 History of DDT: Production and Uses; 6.3 Distribution, Transport, and Environmental Fate; 6.4 Impact on Wildlife; 6.5 Health Effects; 6.6 Current Use, Malaria Controversy, and Alternatives; Chapter 7. Agent Orange; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Chemical Composition; 7.3 Uses in the Vietnam War; 7.4 Health Effects; 7.5 Government Response; 7.6 Litigation; 7.7 Other Uses

Chapter 8. Pesticide Residue in Foods8.1 Federal Monitoring and Surveillance of Residue Contamination; 8.2 Modification of Pesticides During Post-Harvest; 8.3 The Food Quality Protection Act (US EPA, 2008); 8.4 Organic Foods; 8.5 The 'Dirty Dozen'; 8.6 Measuring Residual Levels (Nasreddine et al., 2002); 8.7 Acute Exposures and Contamination Variability; Chapter 9. EPA Screening Levels and Pesticide Status; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78402-339-6

1-282-95590-X

9786612955907

1-4377-7826-7

OCLC:

701703945