Cheremisinoff Consulting Engineer / Rosenfeld Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production Vol. 3: Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4377-7826-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

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 Agrochemical Industry includes coverage of pollution of drinking water (atrazine, trichloropropane and DBCP and the risks associated with them, such as miscarriages and infertility), pesticide residues in food, a case study of worker pesticide exposure and cancer, contaminants in organic food, etc. Extensive data is provided regarding regulatory limits for exposure to pesticides according to EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH. - Coverage of agrochemical residues and their health impacts, and mitigation strategies - Includes extensive data tables covering USA and international regulatory requirements (EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH) - Details safer manufacturing processes and procedures to limit pollution

Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph.D. (Ch.E.) is Director of Clean Technologies and Pollution Prevention Projects at PERI (Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC, Rockville, MD). He has led hundreds of pollution prevention audits and demonstrations; training programs on modern process design practices and plant safety; environmental management and product quality programs; and site assessments and remediation plans for both public and private sector clients throughout the world. He frequently serves as expert witness on personal injury and third-party property damage litigations arising from environmental catastrophes. Dr. Cheremisinoff has contributed extensively to the literature of environmental and chemical engineering as author, co-author, or editor of 150 technical reference books, including Butterworth-Heinemann's Handbook of Chemical Processing Equipment, and Green Profits.He holds advanced degrees in chemical engineering from Clarkson College of Technology.'

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cheremisinoff Consulting Engineer, Nicholas P

Rosenfeld, Paul E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Chapter 1. Industry and Products;8
5.1;1.1 Introduction;8
5.2;1.2 Fertilizers;9
5.3;1.3 Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals;11
5.4;1.4 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);17
5.5;1.5 Manufacturing Technologies;17
6;Chapter 2. Pollution and Pollution Prevention;32
6.1;2.1 Sources of Pollution;32
6.2;2.2 Case Study;32
6.3;2.3 Environmental Aspects;60
6.4;2.4 Recommended Pollution Prevention and Control Options;63
6.5;2.5 Source Reduction Opportunities;66
6.6;2.6 Water Management and Technical Challenges;67
6.7;2.7 Steam Losses and Sensible Heat Recovery;69
6.8;2.8 Pollution Prevention Opportunities;75
7;Chapter 3. Toxic and Dangerous Properties;88
8;Chapter 4. Atrazine;222
8.1;4.1 Introduction;222
8.2;4.2 Regulations;222
8.3;4.3 How Atrazine Works;223
8.4;4.4 Breakdown Products;225
8.5;4.5 Water Contamination Issues;226
8.6;4.6 Syngenta Atrazine Monitoring Program (AMP);227
8.7;4.7 Health Effects;232
8.8;4.8 Atrazine Exposure Case Studies;233
8.9;4.9 Atrazine Removal Technologies;235
8.10;4.10 Alternatives to Atrazine;236
9;Chapter 5. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP);240
9.1;5.1 Introduction;240
9.2;5.2 Toxicology and Health Risks;241
9.3;5.3 Regulations and Standards;243
9.4;5.4 The TCP–DCP Fumigant Link;244
9.5;5.5 Groundwater Contamination Case Studies;246
9.6;5.6 Another Toxic Soil Fumigant: Dibromochloropropane;246
9.7;5.7 Treatment and Remediation Technologies;249
10;Chapter 6. DDT and Related Compounds;254
10.1;6.1 Introduction;254
10.2;6.2 History of DDT: Production and Uses;254
10.3;6.3 Distribution, Transport, and Environmental Fate;257
10.4;6.4 Impact on Wildlife;259
10.5;6.5 Health Effects;260
10.6;6.6 Current Use, Malaria Controversy, and Alternatives;262
11;Chapter 7. Agent Orange;268
11.1;7.1 Introduction;268
11.2;7.2 Chemical Composition;268
11.3;7.3 Uses in the Vietnam War;269
11.4;7.4 Health Effects;271
11.5;7.5 Government Response;272
11.6;7.6 Litigation;273
11.7;7.7 Other Uses;274
12;Chapter 8. Pesticide Residue in Foods;276
12.1;8.1 Federal Monitoring and Surveillance of Residue Contamination;276
12.2;8.2 Modification of Pesticides During Post-Harvest;279
12.3;8.3 The Food Quality Protection Act (US EPA, 2008);279
12.4;8.4 Organic Foods;280
12.5;8.5 The 'Dirty Dozen';281
12.6;8.6 Measuring Residual Levels (Nasreddine et al., 2002);282
12.7;8.7 Acute Exposures and Contamination Variability;283
13;Chapter 9. EPA Screening Levels and Pesticide Status;288
14;Index;1